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June 30, 1991 PA · Coal MACHINERY
Perry Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING CRANE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TOP BRACE ON SKID. EMPLOYEE PLACED CRANE BOOM UNDER BRACE TO LET DOWN FROM SKID BEAMS. WHILE LETTING BRACE DOWN THE ONE END SLIPPED OFF UPRIGHT BRACE. WHEN IT HIT GROUND, THE OTHER END SLIPPED DOWN BOOM AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR'S CAB STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN HEAD AND SHOULDER.

April 28, 1991 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Perry Brothers Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING KEEPER PLATES ON BUCKET. WELDING SPARK OR CHIP WENT IN EAR.

November 12, 1990 PA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Perry Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON A DRILL AND WAS HIT IN THE FOREHEAD BY A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

May 10, 1990 PA · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Perry Brothers Coal Company · Struck by falling object

SHOT HOLE DRILLS WERE DRILLING NEXT TO HIGHWALL ON BENCH. LOOSE MATERIAL FROM HIGHWALL SLID INTO BENCH AREA & PARTIALLY COVERED DRILLS & DRILL HELPER WAS PARTIALLY COVERED WITH DUST.

April 17, 1990 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Perry Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

BEING LOADED BY SHOVEL HEAD OUT WINDOW, BUCKET OF SHOVEL HIT TRUCK BED CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT HEAD ON WINDOW FRAME

December 5, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Perry Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET ON OTHER SIDE OF HOIST CABLE,DRAGLINE PICKED UP HOIST CABLE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET ON THE OTHER SIDE CATCHING EMPLOYEE BY RIGHT LEG.FLIPPED OVER.

June 1, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Perry Brothers Coal Company · Struck by flying object

STARTING UP GENERATOR AND FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED L EYE

December 24, 1987 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Perry Brothers Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING HOUSE ROLLERS IN DOLLY CIRCLE WHEN MACHINE SWUNG EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWE

March 3, 1983 PA · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Perry Brothers Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING ON AIR DISCHARGE HOSE W/A HAMMER TO DISLODGE STUCK MATERIAL WHEN THE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE. LETTING OUT A SUDDEN BLAST OF MATERIAL STARTING HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE BOOM & CATWALK LANDING ON THE LANDED HITTING HIS HOULEDER.

February 18, 1983 PA · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Perry Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS BRUSHING AN AREA WITH A BULLDOZER AND A BRANCH SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE

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