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June 14, 1985 CO · Coal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING PROPEL CHAIN ON AN OVERBURDEN DRILL-USING A BAR TO PRY WITH & BAR STSING BAR TO PRY WITH & BAR SLIPED CATCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN BAR & SPROCKET

May 20, 1985 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS USING A LONG BAR TO HOLD UP END OF DOZER TRACK WHILE INSTALLING TRACK WEIGHT OF TRACK MOVED BAR CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN BAR & HANDRAIL.

March 25, 1985 CO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CARRYING PIECE OF METAL ACROSS THE DECK OF COAL TRUCK EMPL STEPPED ON A BOLT AND TWISTED HIS BAKCK.

October 6, 1983 CO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING AROUND SCRAPER.

August 23, 1983 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING GOVERNOR LINKAGE ON WELDER AND GOT RIGHT HAND IN ENGINE COOLING FAN.

June 21, 1983 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SWINGING A SPARE TIRE ONTO BED OF TRUCK TIRE BOUNDED BACK TRIED TO CATCH TIRE AN SPRAINED BACK

February 2, 1983 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING PROPANE BOTTLE UP LADDER OF COAL TRUCK PAIN IN LOWER BACK

January 14, 1983 CO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

POWER CABLE WAS BEING PULLED IT CAUGHT ON A ROCK THEN CAME LOOSE KNOCKING EE DOWN AMOUNG THE ROCKS.

January 13, 1983 CO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS WASHING UNDERSIDE OF PICKUP TRUCK PULLED ON WASHING HOSE FELT PAIN IN BACK.

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