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October 16, 1993 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Anthony Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED AND OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CHEKCING THE STEERING ON A 350 PAYHAULER. HE GOT BEHIND THE TIRES WITH OUT NOTIFIYING THE OTHER MEN. NOT KNOWING HE WS BEHIND THE TIRES, THEY BEGAN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, PINING HIM BETWEEN THETIRES,FUEL TANK AND FRAME.

August 16, 1993 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Anthony Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

MAN WAS BACKING ROCK TRUCK TO DUMP AREA. TRUCK RAN OVER AN OLD AUGER HOLE, DIRT ON TOP OF AUGER HOLE SETTLED. SHIFTING WEIGHT OF TRUCK TO LEFT SIDE AND SINKING INTO AUGER HOLE. WHEN THIS HA PPENED MANS' LEFT ARM WAS FORCED AGAINST DOOR, CAUSING HIS ELBOW TO SWELL. MAN WAS TAKEN FOR X-RAYS. ONLY BRUISING OCCURED.

August 3, 1990 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Anthony Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MEN WERE LIFTING A WATER PUMP WITH A HILIFT, TO MOVE THE WATER PUMP INTO THE PIT AREA. THE HILIFT OPERATOR (E.NAME) LIFTED THE PUMP OFF OF THE GROUND THE CABLE HOLDING THE PUMP MUST OF BEE N TWISTED. THE PUMP SPUN AND HIT I.NAME IN THE RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE CAUSING THE INJURY.

July 9, 1990 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Anthony Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS TAKING A LOAD OF ROCK OUT OF THE PIT AREA TO MAKE A NEW HAULROAD ROAD WAS JUST WATERED DOWN THE TRUCK WAS CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD THE WHEELS OF THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING THE D RIVER COULDNT STOP THE TRUCK FROM SLIDING THE TRUCK THEN SLIP INTO SOFT DRIRT & OVER TURNED IT COMPLETELY ROLLED OVER COMING TO A REST ON ITS WHEELS

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