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3,112
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1983–2026
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July 8, 1991 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Sands Mining Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED IS OFF AGAIN BEGINNING 7-8-91. NEW INJURY, NOT REOCCURANCE.

May 22, 1991 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sands Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

LOOSE MATERIAL SAME LOOSE AND HIT THE LOADER EE WAS SCRATCHED ON THE ARM AND HAS A BRUISED ARM AND KNEE.

September 25, 1990 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sands Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME HIT HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A SCREW DRIVER. HE STATED THAT HE HAD LAID HIS SAFETY GLASSES DOWN BECAUSE HE COULDN'T SEE. HE HAD PREVIOUS EYE SURGERY.

July 26, 1983 OH · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Sands Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE BROKE & CAME THROUGH THE CAB OF THE DRAGLINE RESULTING IN INJURY.

July 26, 1983 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Sands Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE BROKE & CAME THROUGH THE CAB OF THE DRAGLINE RESULTING IN INJURY.

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