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November 1, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Soberdash Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING DRILL BITS SLIPPED RESULTING IN INJ TO LOWER BACK AND LEGS

November 15, 1988 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Soberdash Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO POUND A PIN INTO TRACK ON DRILL SLEDGE BEING USED , SLIPPED OFF PIN STRICKING INJURED ON HIS THUMB RIGHT HAND.

December 2, 1987 PA · Coal OTHER
Soberdash Coal Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

PLEASE BE ADVIS9D DANIEL LEE PROCTOR WAS NOT EMPLOYEE BY SOBERDASH COAL COKE CO HIS COUSIN MIKE HETRICK GAVE HIM PERMISSION TO STAY AT THE TRAILER AFTER HEARING HE HAD NO PLACE TO STAY NONE O OF THE SOBERDA8H S I NAME KNEW HE WAS LIVING AT THE TRAILER UNTIL AFTER THE FACT. AFTER LEARING ABOUT HIS PRESENDT AT THE TRAILER AND KNOWING HE HAD NO WHERE TO GO THEY LEFT HIM CONTINUE TO S

April 10, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soberdash Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING LOWE9 RADIATOR GUARDS ON A D-10 TRACTOR AND WHILE HOLDING GUARD IN PLACE EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

September 18, 1986 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soberdash Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STACKING BAGS O0 FERTILIZER

April 2, 1985 PA · Coal security guard, watchman POWERED HAULAGE
Soberdash Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

INJURED PERSON DID NOT SEE ONCOMING CAR BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS WORKING IN DISTRACTED HIM ALSO THESE SAME LIGHT BLINDED ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN A COAL TRUCK LEFT THE JOB SITE, THE TAILGATE FAILED BUMPING COAL ON THE HIGHWAY LT 653 WENT TO DUMP SITE I NAME TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT II NAME TRUCK HAD 4 WAY LINKERS ON HE WAS IN HIS VECHICLE AT THE TIME THEY WERE R

February 8, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Soberdash Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MR ROHRS & MR MILLER WERE LIFTING A BATTERY WHEN MR ROHRS SLIPPED AND FELT A PULL-RESULTING IN A HERNIA

January 26, 1984 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soberdash Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS HELPING TO LIFT HOUSING WITH A SHAFT IN IT WHEN HE LIFTED HIS END OF THE SHAFT FELL OUT AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT HIS BIG TOE BEHIND THE HARD TOED AREA OF HIS SHOE THE SHAFT WAS 3INC HES IN DIAMETER 10IN LONG IT FELL 3 FT IT CUT HIS TOE BEHIND THE TOENAIL AND FRACTURE DTHE TOE

January 2, 1984 PA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soberdash Coal Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE FACT THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTILL 1-4-84 UNABLE TO TALK TO THE INJURED IN THE HOSPITAL AT THIS T IME. HE WAS WORKING WITH TWO MEN AND NEVER NENTIONED IT TO THEM INDICATIONS FROM HIS FAMILY IS-A DETACHED RETINIA

October 10, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Soberdash Coal Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED WAS CHANGING HOSE AND CHECKING OIL LEAK ON HD41DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LEFT TRACK FELL OFF HIT HIS BACK AGAINST LEFT PUSH ARM

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