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December 22, 1995 PA · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
William Penn Breaker Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WALKING ON ROAD, SLIPPED ON ICE BROKE (CRACKED) BONE IN ELBOW.

July 10, 1995 PA · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
William Penn Breaker Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE STANDING AT BREAKER, UNLOADING MAGNETITE, TRIPPED OVER ONE OF THE BAGS AFTER HE TOOK A STEP BACKWARDS AND HE FELL AND HURT HIS WRIST.

June 7, 1995 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
William Penn Breaker Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE WALKING OUT OF BREAKER, SOMEONE YELLED TO HIM, HE LOOKE DUP, AND DEBRIS CAME DOWN AND WEN TINTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

March 10, 1995 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
William Penn Breaker Inc · Fall from machine

WORKING ON TRIAXLE TRUCK REACHED INSIDE TO OPNE DOOR SLIPPED OFF STEP GOT PAINS IN FRONT ABDOMINAL AREA.

March 3, 1995 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
William Penn Breaker Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE PUTTING FEED IN HOPPER, BACKED UP AND HIT A 65 TON TRUCK, DIDN'T LOOK IN REAR VIEW MIRROR.

January 27, 1995 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
William Penn Breaker Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING ROAD OF DEBRIS AND HELPING CLEAN UP BREAKER - PULLED OUT LOWER BACK.

January 5, 1995 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
William Penn Breaker Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOOKING DOWN CHUTE ON 5TH FLOOR, DIDN'T PUSH DOOR BACK ENOUGH & HIT HIM IN HEAD.

November 28, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
William Penn Breaker Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE WORKING ON A 65 TON MACK TAKING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OFF A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL FELL INTO HIS EYES.

October 3, 1994 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
William Penn Breaker Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HOLDING A KNOCKER WRENCH IN PLACE, ANOTHER WORKER WAS HITTING WRENCH TO TIGHTER BOLTS AND ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS THUMB WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER.

September 21, 1994 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
William Penn Breaker Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE DUMPING MAGNETITE INTO CONE, IT SPLASHED UP AND WENT INTO LEFT EYE, SCRATCHING IT. POSSIBLE PIECE OF COAL IN IT.

July 21, 1994 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
William Penn Breaker Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE ADDING BAGS OF MAGNETITE TO SYSTEM PULLED MUSCLE OUT IN BACK

July 1, 1994 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
William Penn Breaker Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDERNEATH PUMP.

June 2, 1994 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
William Penn Breaker Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE HITTING HAMMER OFF PUMP CASING HAMMER SHATTERED AND A PIECE WENT (FLEW) INTO RT MIDDLE FINGER.

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