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January 29, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
Tamburlin Brothers Coal Co Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

SLIPPED ON BELT KNOCKED OFF FUEL OIL CAN FLL REIGNITED FIRE BURNS TO LOWER L LEG AND L SIDE OF FACE

July 24, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tamburlin Brothers Coal Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AFTER ASSISTING TO HELP JUMP START A SMALL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FROM A PICK-UP TRUCK, THE INJURED DISCONNECTED THE JUMPER CABLES FROM THE PICK-UP TRUCK AND THREW THE CABLES ASIDE. THE CABLES HIT THE REVERESE LEVER IN THE EQUIPMENT CAUSING IT TO DRIFT BACKWARD, PINNING THE INJURED BETWEEN EQUIPMENT & PICKUP TRUCK. RESULTING IN INJURIES OF FRACTURES OF LOWER RIGHT LEG AND LACERATIONS O

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