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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.

June 9, 1986 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS UNHOOKIN1 CABLE FROM FUEL TANK BY DRAGLINE AND SOME LOOSE WIRES FROM THE CABLE WENT INOTHIS LEFT HAND

June 9, 1986 PA · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GETTING 7OOLS OUT OF TOOL BOX ON THE BACK OF HIS PICK UP TRUCK AND THE LID OF THE TOOL BOX FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

April 4, 1986 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP A TRAVEL CHAIN LINK WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO A 2400 DRAGLINE HIS HAND SLIPPED AND METAL BURR ON THE LINK LACERATED THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

November 27, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P & N Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WALKING 6Y HIS FRONT ENDLOADER AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

October 10, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & N Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LIFTING UP CUTTING EDGE TO PUT ON D9L AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

August 28, 1985 PA · Coal MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS GET TING A COAL SAMPLE IN THE PIT AND HIM ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND HIP AND ANKLE

August 15, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & N Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PUTTING UP HOPPERS ON R/R CARS & PULLED TENDONS IN HIS RT ARM.

July 1, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P & N Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS STEPPING ON THE TRACKS OF HIS DOZER TO GET INTO THE CAB AND HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS BACK ON THE DOZER

June 26, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
P & N Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CLEANING COAL WITH HIS HIG LIFT AND HIS HAND SLIPPED OF OFF THE STERAING WHEEL AND HIS ARM WENT INTO THE STEARING WHEEL AND THE SPOKES TWISTED HIS ARM.

June 5, 1985 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING SLEDGE HAMMER REMOVING TOOTH FROM DRAGLINE BUCKET AND SLEDGE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT RING FINGER.

April 25, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS CLEANING A BLOCK OF COAL WITH HIS LOADER AND HE CAME ACROSS A HARD SPOT OF COAL AND IT CAUSED HIS LOADER TO BOUNCE AND TWIST AROUND AND BOUNCED HIM AROUND IN THE CAB OF THE LOADER.

March 14, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P & N Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM HIS DOZXER AND AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET DOWN HE SLIPPED FROM THE PITCH BRACE OF THE DOZER AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT BUTTOCK.

March 12, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
P & N Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS DOZER FOR BREAK THE WIND BLEW THE DOZER DOOR SHUT ON HIS RT HAND.

March 4, 1985 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS OILING PARTS ON HIS DRAGLING WHEN SOME DIRT FROM THE DRAGLINE FELL INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

November 30, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
P & N Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS WELDING ON DRILL TRUCK AND WHILE HE WAS WELDING ON THE DRILL SOME SPARKS WENT DOWN AND CAUGHT THE DRILL FUEL TANK ON FIRE.

November 8, 1984 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIS LEFT HAND WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DROPPED INTO A RUT AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN VIOLENTLY ONE OF THE RIBS OF THE STEERING WHEEL STRUCK HIS LEFT WRIST.

November 5, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING A AIR WRENCH TO PUT BOLTS IN A D9L CUTTING EDGE.

August 9, 1984 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P & N Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

I.NAME HELPING STEAM JENNY OPERAOTR CLEAN OUTSIDE OF 2400 DRAGLINE.WHILE OPERATING SPRAY WAND AND WALKING BACKWARD ON CATWALK,HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO HIS BACK ON CATWALK.WHEN HE SLIPPED HE DROP PED SPRAY WANS AND STEAM SPRAYED INTO RUBBER BOOT ON RIGHT FOOT. I.NAME TAKEN TO AREA HOSPITAL AND ADMITTED. .. TRIGGER ON SPRAY WAND NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND FAILED TO SHUT OFF WHEN RELEASED

July 18, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLIMBING OFF ROCK TRUCK AT QUITTING TIME WHEN HE STEPPED FROM LADDER ONTO UNSEEN ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

March 12, 1984 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RAYBUCK WAS CUTTING A DISCHARGE HOSE OFF OF A WATER PUMP WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT LEG. THE WOUND REQUIRED STITCHES AND RESULTED IN LOST TIME.

August 2, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & N Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS GOING TO REPAIR LEAKING RADIATOR HOSE ON HIS DOZER WHEN THE HOSE BROKE AND SPRAYED HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER WITH HOT WATER

July 14, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P & N Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

DISMOUNTING MACHINE AFTER CHECKIN G REAR MOTOR OIL.INSTEAD OF USING LADDER,HE JUMPED TO GROUND AND FELL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HAND.

May 25, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
P & N Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

KEENER WAS RIDING ON BACK OF FLAT BED TRUCK WHILE PATCHING POT HOLES WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL OFF TRUCK TRUCK WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY FROM POTHOLE TO POTHOLE AT THE TIME

March 23, 1983 PA · Coal rock driller MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DRILL THAT SMITH OPERATES HAD LOST ALL OF ITS AIR PRESSURE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN STORAGE TANK SMITH FELT THAT COMPRESSOR ITSELF WAS NOT WORKING WHILE DISCONNECTING THE MAIN AIR LINE FROM COMPRESSOR AIR LINE BLEW OFF SPRAYING SMITH IN FACE WITH COMPRESSER AIR AND SMALL PARTICALS OF DIRT IT WAS DETERMINED AFTERWARD THAT A SMALL CHECK VALVE BETWEEN COMPRESSOR AND STORAGE TA

March 21, 1983 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WORKING AROUND WELDING MAINTENANCE BEING PERFORMED ON 2400 DRAGLINE AND ACCASIONALLY GLANCE AT ARC.

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