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May 2, 1996 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Oak Development Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK ON TRI-AXLE, EE HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

April 19, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Black Oak Development Corp · Struck against a moving object

BOUNCING AROUND IN DOZER BACK STARTED HURTING

August 1, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Oak Development Corp · Struck by flying object

WHILE PUTTING TOOTH ON LOADER MECHANIC HIT TOOTH WITH HAMMER AND PIEC EOF METAL CAM EOFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM. METAL HAD TO BE REMOVED AND STITCHED.

June 28, 1994 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Black Oak Development Corp · Struck against a moving object

RAINING WET HAUL ROAD TRUCK SLID AND UPSET ON SIDE, SCRAPES AND BRUISED TO DRIVERS BACK HEAD AND RIGHT ARM.

March 4, 1994 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Oak Development Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN DOOR OF ROCK TRUCK.

April 13, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Oak Development Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRIMMING MUD FLAP EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT HAND WITH KNIFE.

February 13, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Black Oak Development Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEMORRHOIDS DUE TO OPERATING DOZER.

October 18, 1990 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Oak Development Corp · Fall from machine

WHILE TAKING TARP OFF TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF PULLED THE MUSCLE IN LEFTARM.

April 27, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Oak Development Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE HELPING MECHANIC PUT TANSMISSION BACK IN DOZER EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

September 6, 1987 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CHANGING3THE OIL FILTER ON A LOADER & THE OIL SQUIRTTED OUT ONTO HIS RT HAND.

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