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March 13, 1987 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple L Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER STATED HE3STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PUTTING BELLY PAN ON A D9 DOZER HE REPORTED THIS ON 031787

February 25, 1987 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triple L Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING UP LAD8ER ON 992B FOOT SLIPPED HE FELL INJURING LEFT ARM,LEG & HIP.

December 10, 1986 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triple L Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS GE7TING OFF DOZER.HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS KNEES.

August 16, 1986 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triple L Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR OF DRA1LINE LEFT CAB TO CHECK FUSE BOX - SLIPPED ON STEPS INJURING HIS BACK

January 28, 1986 AL · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Triple L Inc · Struck by powered moving object

WHILE CHANGING 8RILL STEEL THE CABLE AND BREAK OUT WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING OPERATOR IN THE JAW

December 5, 1985 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Triple L Inc · Struck by flying object

REMOVING TOOTH 0ROM LOADER BUCKET USING SLEDGEHAMMER.SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN LEFT EYE.

October 28, 1985 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple L Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON ROD FROM HOIST JACK WHILE BENDING DOWN ROD PULLED OUT FAST AND JERKED HIM DOWN HURTING HIS BACK

October 26, 1985 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple L Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TRIED TO PICK UP TOOTH FROM DRAGLINE BUCKET STRAINED BACK AND STOMACH

April 25, 1984 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triple L Inc · Fall from machine

MINER STEPPED BACK, MISSED BOTTOM STEP, TURNED FOOT.

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