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January 30, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Daybrook Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED THUMB ON RIGHT HAND WHILE RELEASING LUMP OF COAL FROM TAIL GATE OF TRUCK

June 1, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daybrook Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING FROM ONE MACHINE TO ANOTHER ON UNEVEN GROUND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

January 2, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Daybrook Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR TROUP WAS REMOVING THE BOLTS FROM THE BELLY PAN OF D9H DOZER AFTER THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE BELLY PAN SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE AND THE RACHET THAT HE WAS USI USING TO REMOVE THE BOLTS

November 4, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daybrook Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED GETTING ON HIGHLIFT TWISTING LOWER BACK

November 1, 1983 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daybrook Coal Company · Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF HIGHLIFT HURTING LEFT KNEE.

September 20, 1983 PA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Daybrook Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HIT WRIST ON A PIECE OF STEEL WHILE SHOVELING COAL WORKING ON TIPPLE

May 8, 1983 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daybrook Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BADLY TWISTED, POSSIBLY BROKE ANKLE WHEN HIS FOOT GOT WEDGED BETWEEN TWO RAILROAD TIES WHILE WALKING.

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