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March 14, 1996 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE LOACING MACHINE INTO TRUCK, BINDING MACHINE KICKED BACK A PIECE OF PIPE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

April 5, 1995 PA · Coal superintendent MACHINERY
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRILLING HOLES WITH AUGER, EE CAUGHT FINGER IN DRIVE SHAFT.

March 15, 1995 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE HELPING WITH CUTTING OF MATERIAL, FOREIGN BODY BECAME EMBEDDED IN LEFT EYE.

December 7, 1993 PA · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GRINDING ON STEEL DRILL ADAPTOR PART KICKED AWAY GRAZING EE S RIGHT KNEE.

November 3, 1992 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING STEEL PLATE INTO SHEARS, EE TWISTED HIS BACK. THIS IS A REOCCURRANCE OF AN INJURY FROM 3-20-91 WHERE THE EE MISSED 340 DAYS AND RETURNED 2-24-92.

June 23, 1992 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE HOOKING CABLE TO DOZER TRACK FRAME, THIMBLE ON LIFTING HOOK CUT 3RD FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

June 1, 1992 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING DIZER, A PIECE OF COAL FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

April 30, 1992 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ROLLING UP HOSE EMPL SLID DOWN A BANK,INJURING LEFT KNEE AND HAND.

September 4, 1991 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WELDING, EMPLOYEE;S HANDS AND FINGERS WENT NUMB.

May 9, 1991 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNLOADING A TRAILER, A STEEL BEAM SWUNG OVER AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S LEG BETWEEN BEAMS.

March 20, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING STEEL PLATE INTO SHEARS, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK.

September 9, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A LARGE WOODEN BLOCK. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND BEGAN TO FALL BACKWARDS CAUSING HIM TO DROP THE BLOCK HE WAS CARRYING. THE BLOCK STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE INSTEP CAUSI NG A SEVERE BRUISE.

July 28, 1988 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING STRAPS OVER HIS SHOULDER. THE STRAPS SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND, CUTTING THE BACK OF HIS NECK.

January 26, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING APART A BULLDOZER FRAME A PART CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME & DROPPED ONTO THE EMPLOYEES FOOT AROUND THE ANKLE AREA

April 1, 1987 PA · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMP WAS P2LISHING A PART IN A LATHE, THE JAWS OF THE MACHINE CAUGHT HIS R HAND AND CRUSHEDXX CAUSED A MINOR LACERATION BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND FINGERS ON HIS R HAND

April 20, 1984 PA · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CAM SHAFT BEARING ONTO TRUCK HE ATTEMPTED TO LAY FLAT A LEANING BEARING WHICH CAUGHT EMPLOYEE FINGERS BETWEEN BEARING AND BED OF TRUCK.

August 3, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Ridge Shops Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE ALIGNING IDLER ASSEMBLY IN PRESS EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING PART INTO PLACE AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT SIDE

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