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April 21, 1989 PA · Coal auger helper MACHINERY
C H Snyder Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD WALKED AWAY FROM THE AREA WHERE AUGERING WAS BEING DONE TO GET A DRINK OF WATER. TWO ROCKS CAME OFF THE HIGHWALL. ONE ROCK HIT HIM ON THE LEFT LOWER LEG AND FOOT. CK BOUNCED OFF THE HIGHWALL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT LOWER LEG AND FOOT.

February 2, 1989 PA · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C H Snyder Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK MOVING BARRELS & BLOCKING NOTE FIRST MEDICAL TREATMENT & WORK LOSS ON 17 FEB 89

December 9, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C H Snyder Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE MAN WAS FUELING HIS BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SELL HURTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

August 5, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C H Snyder Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED MAN3WAS INSTALLING THE BELLY PAN ON A CAT DOZER WHEN HE CUT THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.

January 9, 1987 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C H Snyder Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING JAW CL6TCH WHEN IT SLIPPED AND PINCHED LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

April 2, 1985 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C H Snyder Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED MAN WAS HELPING THE OPERATOR TIGHTEN THE BOLTS ON THE WALKING SHOE WHEN THE BOLT THAT HE WAS HOLDING SUDDENLY TURNED CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH HANDLE AND A CO RNER THE DOCTOR LATER REMOVED THE TIP OF THE FINGER

August 28, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C H Snyder Company · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS REMOVING THE TORQUE CONVERTOR FROM A MANITOWOC 4600 DRAGLINE, WHEN THE CONVERTOR WAS PLACED ON THE FLOOR AND THE LIFT CHAINS WERE REMOVED THE CONVERTOR FELL OVER ON THE MAN\S F OOT CAUSING A DEEP BRUISE.

October 18, 1983 PA · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C H Snyder Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON THE BUCKET OF THE GRADALL LOADING SHOVEL WHEN THE SOCKET WRENCH HE WAS USING TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST LOADING BUCKET CAUSING INJURY TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND

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