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June 21, 1997 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HAULING LOAD OF COAL TO PREP PLANT THE BRAKES' FAILED HE DROVE TRUCK INTO DITCH.

November 15, 1995 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRIVER GOT THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINE. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD AND THE DRIVER JUMPED OUT. THE TRUCKS LEFT FRONT TIRE ROLLED OVER THE DRIVERS LOWER LEG, CAUSING A COMPOUN D FRACTURE OF THE FIBULA AND TIBIA.

October 17, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WENT OVER A ROUGH PLACE IN ROADWAY AND HURT RIGHT SHOULDER ON STEERING WHEEL.EMPLOYEE REPORTED 10-18-94 4:00 PM (I HURT MY SHOULDER YESTERDAY).EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNT

May 13, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING COAL PIT WHEN ANOTHER TRUCK STARTED BACKING UP STRIKING CAB OF 1ST TRUCK-BRUISING SIDE OF EMPLOYEE.

April 2, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING DOWNGRADE ATTEMPTED TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOWER GEAR WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE DOWNSHIFT AND TRUCK RAN AWAY EMPLOYEE JUMPED AND TRUCK RAN OVER RIGHT FOOT.

July 30, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRAVELING ON RETURN ROAD TO COAL PIT WENT THRU A SOFT SPOT IN ROADWAY TRUCK TWISTED CAUSING BACK STRAIN.

December 14, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

ROCK TRUCK COMING UP RAMP.2ND ROCK TRUCK GOING DOWN RAMP.CORNER OF DOWN-COMING TRUCK BED STRUCK UP-COMING TRUCK CAB LACERATION LEFT LEG.

January 8, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A ROCK IN HAULAGE ROAD AND SPRAINED SACRO-LUMBAR AREA OF BACK.

November 7, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF MUSCLE SPASMS AFTER SHIFT ENDED WENT TO DR FOR X-RAYS.

June 2, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL STARTED DOWN GRADE OF 4 TO 5% GRADE BRAKES WENT OUT ON TRACTOR TRAILER STAYED WITH TRUCK APPROX 40YDS THEN JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK SLIGHT SPRAIN L ANKLE ABRASION L KNEE TRUCK BURNED AFTER IT TURNED OVER

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