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September 21, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING A 500 ROLL OF 42 RUBBER BELT ONTO A TRUCK USING A CHAIN AND TRUCK WENCH CHAIN BECAME STUCK ON SIDE OF TRUCK BED CAUSING CHAIN TO BREAK STRIKING INJURED IN MOUTH LACERATING UPPER AND LOWER LIPS DAMAGE TO TEETH.

January 16, 1992 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Willowbrook Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING LOADED PAN EE RAN OVER A PIECE OF FROZEN EARTH OR ROCK WHEN THE PAN DROPPED EE FELT A SHARP IN UPPER BACK AND KECK NOTE EE KEPT WORKING TUNIL 1-28-92 HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 1-29 -92 TO PRESENT.

February 21, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAMMING BRIDGE FROM FARE OF 2 ENTRY GOT SQUEEZED BETWEEN BRIDGE AND RIB OF 3.

December 5, 1990 PA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck against stationary object

SPOTTING STRUCTURE AND SCOOP CLIMBED ON ROCK AND PUSHED SCOOP AGAINST ROOF.BRUSHED HEAD AGAINST ROOF AND FRAME OF SCOOP.

July 31, 1990 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE SHOVELING AT BELT-TAIL, SHOVEL CAUGHT ON SPLICE JAMMED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN SHOVEL AND BELT FRAME.

April 10, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE DRIVING MANTRIP INTO MINE CHAIN HANGER SUPPORTING UNDER LINE WAS HANGING DOWN & EMPLOYEE RAN INTO IT STATES PULLED GLASSES OFF & IRRITATED LEFT EYE

September 30, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Willowbrook Mining Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

MOVING STEEL PIPE AS HIGH LIFT BUCKET WAS RAISEDTHE PIPE ROLLED CEMENT ON END OF PIPE HIT HIM ON RF FOOT.

June 9, 1989 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL HELPING TO DISCONNECT CHAIN FROM RAM OF S & S SCOOP. ONCE CHAIN WAS LOOSE HE PLACED HAND BETWEEN RAM & BACK PLATE OF SCOOP. EMPLOYED OPERATING SCOOPY WAS PULLING RAM BACK AT TIME & EMPL T HUMB WAS CAUGHT.

May 30, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE GOT OFF OF JEEP WHILE CRAWLING TO DOOR AT STOPPING JEEP DRIFTED CATCHING EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT

September 14, 1988 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLEARING ROCK FROM DUMPING PAINT OF #2 MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER. EMPLOYEE PLACED FOOT ON DOLLY OF BRIDGE AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED OTHER FOOT CHAIN FLAGG ITS WHILE LITING ROCK. ANOTHER E MPLOYEE THOUGHT THAT EMPLOYEE HAD FLAGGED THAT HE WAS CLEAR STARTED HIS MBC WHICH IS ATTACHED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE CAUGHT IN DOLLY.

July 12, 1988 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING #2 BRIDGE AND WHILE TRAMMING OUTBY #1 BRIDGE PUSHED BACK AND EMPLOYEE GOT RIGHT ARM PINCHED BETWEEN RIB AND CANOPY

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