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November 25, 2014 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Joe Kuperavage Coal Co. · Struck by falling object

Using a 42 mm socket to remove bolts off the belly pan of dozer, socket became stuck on bolt and socket fell off and struck employee on top of head.

March 24, 2014 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Joe Kuperavage Coal Co. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slipped on icy glazed tract on the Manitowoc 4600 dragline.

July 19, 2011 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joseph Kuperavage Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was removing a tooth from a dragline bucket when a clump of dirt dislodged from the tooth socket and struck him in the face. Despite wearing goggles, a piece of dirt or rust apparently got in his eye causing irritation. EE decided to report the injury on 7/25/11 and lost 1 day of work after a foreign body was removed from his eye by a doctor on 7/25/11.

February 24, 2001 PA · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Joseph Kuperavage Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO JOB SITE AT 6:00 AM IN THE DARK TO HIS WORK SITE. EE STUMBLED ON A FOREIGN OBJECT CAUSING BACK PAIN.

January 11, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Joseph Kuperavage Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE HOUSE OF A DRAGLINE SHOVEL (REPAIRING COUNTERSHAFT) WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW A REAR DOOR PANEL OUT OF ITS TRACK AND IT STRUCK EE'S HEAD.

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