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January 18, 1993 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
H & D Coal Company · Flash burns (welding)

WHILE WELDING ON CAT D-11 DOZER EMPLOYEE SUFFERED WELDING FLASH.

June 26, 1991 PA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H & D Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS DRAGGING WATER DISCHARGE HOSE- AS HE PULLED AND TWISTED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

March 7, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H & D Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON FROZEN GROUND, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

August 29, 1987 PA · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H & D Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS REPLACIN1 THE TABLE BUSHING ON A BLAST HOLE DRILL. WHEN HE HIT THE BUSHING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF T HE BUSHING BROKE OFF & STRUCK HIS RT HAND.

April 3, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H & D Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED MAN STEPPED ONTO EMBANKMENT AT EDGE OF THE HAUL ROAD. HE SLIPPED AND FELL (ROLLED) DOWN THE SLOPE.

January 31, 1984 PA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H & D Coal Company · Fall from machine

WOOD WAS CLIMBING UP THE MAST OF THE BLAST HOLE DRILL HE LOST HIS GRIP DUE TO GREASY GLOVES & FELL ONTO THE HYDRAULIC PUMP ON THE DRILL.

December 14, 1983 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H & D Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING 55 GAL DRUM OF OIL-DRUM DROPPED AGAINST SECOND 55GAL DRUM AND PINNED RING FINGER RT HAND BETWEEN DRUMS.PULLED FINGER OUT AND REC SMALL TEAR IN END OF FINGER INFECTION SET IN.

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