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November 1, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & S Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BARRELS3IN ORDER TO CLEAN UP AROUND OFFICE.

June 16, 1986 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
S & S Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS RE4OVING OVERBURDEN WHEN WHEEL OF 988B BELL INTO MINE OPENING AFTER XRAYING NO BONES ARE BROKEN STRAIN ON MUSCLES OVER ENTIRE BODY

October 16, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S & S Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING ROLLER OUT OF T FRAME ON MACHINE WRENCH SLIPPED ON BOLT HIT RIGHT SIDE OF MOUTH

January 30, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & S Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF SCRAPER WHILE SERVICING MACHINE.

March 7, 1983 PA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
S & S Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATING DRILL, PUSHING JOINT OF CASING DOWN HOLE- WOODEN BLOCK FELL FROM TOP OF PIPE STRIKING LEFT HAND.BROKE AND SMASHED TENDONS IN INDEX FINGER AND BRUISED TOP OF LEFT HAND.ORTHO ASSOC HAS DECIDED SINCE TENDONS ARE SMASHED THEY ARE GOINT TO REMOVE HALF OF FINGER.

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