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October 8, 1990 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING A 50 TON LOCO. PULLING A TRIP OF LOADED MINE CARS. A WHEEL FELL OFF A MINE CAR CAUSING THE TRIP TO D RAIL AND COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. INJURED HIT HIS FACE AGAINST FIRE WAL L INSDE KITCHEN AREA OF 50 TON LOCOMTINE THIS INVOLOVED NO VIOLATION OF ANY RULE OR REGULATION.

October 4, 1990 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS OPERATING A 50 TON LOCOMOTIVE.THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY WIRE CAUSING IT TO HIT ROOF AND BOUNCE DOWN AGAINST FRAME OF LOCOMOTIVE AND HITTING INJURED'S LEFT HAND.THIS INVOLVE D NO VIOLATION OF ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS.

September 7, 1990 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INURED WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR. HE HIT DEPRESSION IN TRAM ROAD CAUSING EMPL TO BOUNCE UP INTO CANOPY & INJURING NECK.

June 22, 1990 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED HIT A DEPRESSION IN TRAM ROAD WHILE OPERATING JOY SHUTTLE CAR. HE BOUNCED UPWARD HITTING HEAD UP INTO CANOPY.

May 22, 1990 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS TRAMMING AN EMPTY JOY 10 SC SHUTTLE CAR INBY AWAY FROM THE RAMP DISCHARGE POINT INJURED DROVE OVER A DEPRESSION IN THE TRAM ROAD. THE S.C. BOUNCED CAUSING A JARRING MOTION. INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THIS DID NOT VIOLATE ANY RELES OR REGULATIONS.

May 15, 1990 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS OBSERVING A SHUTTLE CAR TRAM OVER 85 POUND RAIL TO CLEAR AN ENTRY. AS THE CAR CROSSED THE RAIL, THE END OF THE RAIL HIT INJURED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. THE RAIL CONTINUED TO MOVE CATC HING INJURED'S LEFT FOOT AGAINST AN INSTALLED 85 POUND RAIL.

March 9, 1990 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS TRAVELING IN A PORTAL BUS MANTRIP. THE PORTAL BUS JUMPED TRACK AND HIT THE BLOCK WALL OF AN OVERCAST. INJURED WAS THROWN FORWARD. FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 3-19-90. THIS INVOLVED NO VIO LATION OF ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS.

February 27, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED PLACED FINGER OVER MAIN FRAME OF SHUTTLE CAR IN CANOPY KITCHEN AREA INJURED STARTED CONVEYOR TO UNLOAD COAL LOADED BOOM LURCHED & PINCHED THE FIFTH FINGER OF RT HAND AGAINST MAIN FRAME THIS INVOLVED NO VIOLATION OF ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS

February 9, 1990 PA · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

LOADER COAL TRIP PARKED ON UPHILL GRADE.TO RERAIL ON ELOAD.TRIP RAN DOWN HILL.INJURED ENTERED KITCHEN TO TRY TO STOP MOVING TRIP.TRIP CONTINUED DOWNHILL,PICKED A SWITCH.MOTOR STRUCK BRICK WALL AND STOPPED.INJURED BRUISED LEFT KNEE THIS INVOLVED NO VIOLATION OF ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS.

January 2, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR OVER UNEVEN BOTTOMS, INJURED HIT HEAD UPWARD INTO CANOPY.

December 28, 1989 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

HOLDING PIPE DUST FROM FALLING SAND HAMPERED VISION. CARS ADVANCE INJ STEPPED BETWEEN CARS BUMPED TO GROUND HAD HIS FT ATOP RAIL CAR FORCED FT ALONG RAIL

December 27, 1989 PA · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS DROPPING EMPTY RAILROAD CARS AT OUTSIDE TIPPLE. WHILE DROPPING THE CARS RAN AWAY AND HIT. THE RAILROAD CARS HOOKED TO THE RETARDER CAUSING INJURED TO STRIKE HIS RIBS AGAINST TOP OF CONRAIL RAILROAD CAR.

December 12, 1989 PA · Coal chute blaster, rockman, hang-up man, raise blaster POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS MOVING TWO PORTAL BUSES TO SWITCH OUT INBY BUS. INJURED PARTED OUTBY BUS AND RETURNED TO INBY BUS. BRAKES ON OUTBY BUS RELEASED CAUSING OUTBY BUS TO DRIFT INTO INBY BUS CONTAININ G INJURED. FORCE OF IMPACT CAUSED INJURED TO STRIKE FACE AGAINST TOP OF BUS HE WAS IN. INJURED LACERATED CHIN REQUIRING SUTURES.

October 21, 1989 PA · Coal wireman, communications man POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

PASSENGER IN PORTAL BUS EXITING WORK AREA BRAKES ON BUS LOCKED UP CAUSED BUS TO D RAIL AND BOUNCE INJ AROUND INSIDE BUS

August 18, 1989 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

STRIKE HEAD ON INSIDE OF OPER COMPART WHEN HIT BUMP ON ROAD HIT HOLE.

March 23, 1989 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A 50TON LOCOMOTIVE THAT WAS PULLING A 42 CAR LOADED TRIP AT THE MOUTH OF 21 FACE VICTIM HAD HIS HAND ON THE TOLLEY POLE WHEN THE POLE CAME OFF WENT UP AND STRUCK AN OVERCAST TH EN CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT THE VICTIMS L HAND BETWEEN THE WOODEN POLE AND THE FRAME OF THE LOCOMOTIVE

February 1, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by flying object

2 WEST EMPTY TRACK, WHILE TURNING THE TROLLEY POLE ON HIS LOCOMOTIVE, THE POLE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH A SIGNAL LIGHT PULL CORD CAUSING A SMALL METAL PULLY FOR THE PULL CORD TO STRIKE THE VICTIM IN THE MOUTH CUTTING HIS LIP & CHIPPING A TOOTH

December 22, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE AT THE FACE EMPTY SIDE TRACK THE VICTIM STOOD UP IN THE LOCOMOTIVE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REALIGN THE TROLLEY POLE ON THE TROLLEY WIRES.

May 23, 1988 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING A TRACK HAULAGE LOCOMOTIVE, VICTIM PASSED UNDER A CROSSING TROLLEY WIRE THAT WAS GUARDED WITH WOODEN BOARDS. THE VICTIM STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE WOODEN GUARD JAMMING HIS HEAD DO WN ONTO HIS NECK. THIS ACCIDENT INVOLVED NO VIOLATIONS OF APPROVED RULES AND OR REGULATIONS. VICTIM WORKED UNTIL FIRST DAY MISSED 6/20.

April 26, 1988 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Fall from machine

WHILE OPERATING A TRACK HAULAGE JEEP ALONG THE EMTY TRACK HAULAGE A THE CAR MAKER THE JEEP JUMPED TRACK AND SPN AROUND THROWING THE VICTIM FROM THE JEEP ONTO THE MINE FLOOR. THE JEEP JUMPED A T A TRACK JOINTS HOWEVER, NO UNSAFE TRACK WAS OBSERVED BY TRACKMAN AND FOREMAN WAS RESPONED TO THIS INCIDENT.

April 20, 1988 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE UNCOUPLING A MINE CAR AT THE ROTARY DUMP VICTIM WAS UNCOUPLING CAR WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT OF THE BUMPER STIRRUP THE ROTARY DUMP OPERATOR MOVED THE CARS AND WHEN THE SLACK CAME OUT OF THE CO UPLER IT CAUGHT THE VICTIMS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE COUPLER OF THE FRAME OF TAE MINE CAR.

December 19, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAIN LINE ON EM1TY SIDE AT BOREHOLE, VICTIM REACHED IN BETWEEN AN 8 TONLOCOMOTIVE AND A STANDING FLAT CAR (WRECK TRUCK) TO REMOVE A SAFETY CHAIN. THE OCOMOTIVE MOVED AND THE VICTIM CAUGHT 2 FI FINGERS OF LEF7 HAND BETWEEN CHAIN AND LOCOMOTIVE COUPLER. THIS WAS IN VIOLATION OF SAFE WORK INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS JOB

August 4, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RIDING IN3AN OPEN TYPW PERSONNEL CARRIER,SAID CARRIER STRUCK A PARKED LOCOMOTIVE THAT WAS UNATTENDED AND SITTING ON THE MANLINE TRACK HAULAGE.THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED THE VICTIM TO LEAVE HER SEAT3AND STRIKE HER KNEE/LEG ON THE FRAME OF THE CARRIER.IT WAS DETERMINED THIS WAS A RESTRICTED WORK CASE ON 08/24/87.

April 30, 1987 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING3A 50TON LOCOMOTIVE PULLING A 41 CAR LOADED TRIP A TRACK HAULAGE SWITH WAS THROWN AGAINST THE TRIP AND THE MOTORMAN WAS UNABLE TO STOP CAUSING THE LOCOMOTIVE TO DE-RAIL AND STR IKE A COAL RIB.5ICTIM WAS THROWN AROUND IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT AND RETURNED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.

April 9, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHIEL ATTEMPTIN1 TO UNCOUPLE AN 8 TON LOCOMOTIVE FROM ANOTHER LOCOMOTIVE VICTIM REACHED IN AND GRABBED THE UNCOUPLING DEVICE AT THE SAME TIME THE LOCOMOTIVE MOVED TO PROVIDE SLACK FOR THE UNC UNCOUPLE VICTIM3RECEIVED A LACERATION CAUSED BY THE UNCOUPLING DEVICE

August 19, 1985 PA · Coal coal sampler POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A LOADED 900 TON BARGE AGAINST A RIVER CELL A 11/2 INCH ROPE SUPPED AND STRUCK VICTIM IN LEFT ANKLE FRACTURING SAME.

June 13, 1985 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

WHILE CUTTING SUPPLY CARS IN YARD VICTIM WAS STRUCK IN RIGHT LEG BY TRIP WHICH WAS MOVED OPPOSITE OF INTENEDED DIRECTION.

April 11, 1985 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNCOUPLE A LOADED COAL CAR AT THE 19 1/2 TIPPLE VICTIM PLACED LEFT FOOT ATOP RAIL AT THE SAME TIME THE 19 1/2 TIPPLE STARTED TO DUMP AND THE TRIP OF CARS STARTED TO MOVE THE FRONT WHEEL OF A 8 WHEEL 18 TON LOADED COAL CAR RAN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT

April 9, 1985 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A SKID FROM A PARKED COAL TRIP VICTIM PINCHED HAND BETWEEN SKID AND RAIL CAUSING LACERATION OF RT HAND HE HAD JUST PUSHED TRIP OFF OF SKID REACHED DOWN FOR SKID SLAC K IN TRIP CAME BACK AND SKID CAUGHT HAND

March 6, 1985 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RE-RAIL A OFF TRACK LOADED MINE CAR VICTIM WAS USING A BAR TO ALIGN THE WHEELS OF THE CAR WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED & PIVOTED THE WHEELS. THIS CAUSED THE BAR TO M OVE & CATCH VICTIMS HAND BETWEEN THE BAR & T HE COUPLER OF THE CAR.

September 4, 1984 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, VICTIM HIT A HOLE IN HIS TRAMWAY AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON FRAME OF SHUTTLE CAR. VICTIM CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL FIRST DUAY MISSED WORK WAS 10 -28-84 AND IT WAS NOTUNTIL DETERMINED ON 2-18-85 THAT THIS INJURY WAS DIRECT CAUSE OF NOT WORKING.

May 19, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REALIGN A COUPLER ON A PIECE OF ROLLING HAULAGE EQUIPMENT (WRECK TRUCK) VICTIM CAUGHT AND PINCHED HIS SEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE COUPLER AND THE FRAME OF THE HAULAGE EQUIPMENT THIS INVOLVED NON-COMPLIANCE WITH JOB TASK PROCEDUTES FOR COUPLING MINE CARS METATARSEL BOOT WERE BEING WORN.

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