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February 9, 2023 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PBS Coals, Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was swinging a sledge hammer to knock the pin out of a track and felt a sharp pain in shoulder. Employee continued to work employee's regular duties and was sent for an MRI. Employee was sent to Ortho 3/15/23 and was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff and placed on light duty. Surgery is scheduled for 4/18/23.

August 3, 2021 PA · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PBS Coals, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was scraping a transfer chute with a long-handled scraper and hyper-extended shoulder. Employee continued to work normal duties until receiving an MRI and determining that the employee had a torn rotator cuff. Employee worked until surgery date of 9/10/2021.

October 19, 2010 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PBS Coals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee injured his right shoulder while shoveling the tracks on a dozer. While removing the dirt from the tracks with a shovel, the shovel contacted a bolt and quickly stopped the shovel and injured the employee's right shoulder. The employee had surgery on his right shoulder on January 03, 2011 and he has been off work since that date.

October 9, 2009 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PBS Coals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on front end loader. Tool slipped and the employee received a laceration on the top of his left hand. Transported to Somerset hospital and received two stitches to close the wound. "Stitches only -- no Medication"

October 7, 2008 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PBS Coals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states that a chainfall hit him in the mouth causing a small laceration & breaking a tooth. Employee did not seek medical attention until 11-17-08.

October 16, 2003 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PBS Coals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND FORMAN WHERE PRYING WITH TOOL BARS AND EE PREYED AND FELT LEG POP.

August 10, 2001 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
PBS Coals, Inc. · Fall from machine

PRYING WITH PRY BAR ON BOOM OF 992-C. LOST BALANCE SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING MIDDLE AND LOWER BACK.

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