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February 5, 1993 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & D Construction Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE DRAINING WATER PUMP HOSE ON SPOIL BANK LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON SLOPE TWISTING ANKLE

July 27, 1989 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
S & D Construction Corp · Struck against stationary object

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM DOZER, STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL WHICH TOPPLED, CAUSING SPRAIN & TORN LIGAMENTS TO LEFT ANKLE.

November 15, 1988 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
S & D Construction Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING PAN SCRAPER LARGE ROCK DISLODGED FROM PAN IN THE DUMPING PROCESS AND PAN SCRAPER WHEEL RAN OVER THE SAME CAUSING PAN TO BUMP RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO LOWER ABCK.

April 2, 1986 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
S & D Construction Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING3PAN WITH DEFECTIVE TIRE CAUSING MACHINE TO BUMP WHILE RUNNING, DEVELOPED HERNIA ON LEFT SIDE

December 11, 1985 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & D Construction Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE MOVING OI5 DRUM IN WET PICKUP BED, RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED UNDER DRUM CAUSING BRUISE TO ARCH OF FOOT.

September 26, 1984 OH · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & D Construction Corp · Struck by flying object

WELDING DRAGLINE CHAINS AFTER WELDING CHAINS LIFTED CHAINS UP & DROPPED THEM AND CHAINS CRASHED TOGETHER WHERE WELDED AND SLAG OR DIRT FLEW OFF AND INTO LEFT EYE.

April 10, 1984 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
S & D Construction Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STOPPED HIS DOZER GOT OFF AND WALKED OVER TO DRAGLINE TO TALK TO DRAGLINE OPERATOR ABOUT WORK DETAILS STOOPED DOWN UNDER CAT WALK AND THEN RAISED UP TOO SOON BUMPING HIS HEAD ON DRAGLINE STEPS KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF CUTTING GASH ON TOP OF HEAD ON RIGHT SIDE.

October 26, 1983 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S & D Construction Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING DRAGLINE TRAVEL CHAIN,OPERATOR WAS DRIVING PIN IN CHAIN LINK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER,EMPL WAS HOLDING STRIKING BAR.HAMMER GLANCED OFF BAR AND STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT ANKLE.

January 13, 1983 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & D Construction Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE WALKING ON CATWALK OF AC745 HILIFT WHICH HE WAS OPERATING FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST A HEADLIGHT OF THE HILIFT

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