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August 21, 1995 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

PROCEEDED TO GO DOWN RAMP INTO JO. APPLIED FOOT BRAKE TO FLOOR. HAD AIR PRESSURE, NO BRAKES. APPLEID RETARDER BRAKE AND STILL DID NOT STOP TRUCK. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A STOP.

November 19, 1994 PA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS ENTERING P-7SITE WHEN IRVIN TRUCK 101 DRIVEN BY OTHER DUNKER WAS LEAVING P-7 SITE. EE ENTERED THE SITE ROAD WITH THE BRIGHT MORNING SUN BLINDING HIM. TRUCK COLLIDED HEAD ON. EE WAS TAKE N TO PHILIPSBURG AREA HOSPTIAL BY OTHER.

September 9, 1994 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE OPERATING THE ROCK TRUCK, THE STEERING WHEEL WHIPPED & CAUGHT HER RT ARM, INJURING HER RT. SHOULDER.

June 22, 1994 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LUBE MAN WAS CHECKING OIL IN TRUCK 128. OPERATOR BLASTED HORN IN LEFT EAR WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING LADDER.

April 11, 1994 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

UNKNOWN - OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK & NUMBNESS IN FINGERS.

November 3, 1993 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK ON ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS WHICH CAUSED SOME JARRING TO HIS BACK.

September 16, 1993 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING TRUCK ON THE JOB, EMPLOYEE UPSET TRUCK CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT LEG.

August 4, 1993 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS SITTING IN HIS TRUCK WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED. A ROCK FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE BUCKET OF THE LOADING VEHICLE AND HIT THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK BED. THIS JOLTED THE TRUCK DRIVER.

September 4, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING A LOADED ROCK TRUCK. AS THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS RISING TO UNLOAD A HYDRAULIC LINE BLEW OUT ON THE LIFT ALLOWING THE BED TO FALL BACK DOWN THE WEIGHT OF THE LOAD BOUNCED THE TRU CK AROUND CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE TOSSED INSIDETHE CAB.

September 6, 1990 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

A WELD ON THE STEERING ARM BROKE, CAUSING TRUCK TO BRUSH INTO HIGHWALL. (FACTORY WELDED SEAMS).

February 2, 1990 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

LIGHT DRIZLE AND FOG IMPAIRED DRIVERS VISION CAUSING HI TO BACK THE BLINSIDE WHEELS UP OVER THE SHOULDER OF THE DUMP SITE.THE TRUCK THEN ROLLED OVER TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.THE OPERATOR SEAT WAS BELTED BUT SHAKEN FROM THE MOTION OF THE TRUCK.

June 16, 1989 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DUMPING LOAD OF ROCK ROCK TRUCK ROLLED OVER EMP THROWN AROUND IN CAB.

September 22, 1987 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE PULLED3UPON ROCK DUMP & BACKED UP TO THE EDGE BERM HE FELT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL GIVEWAY TRUCK TOOK OFF & ROLLED OVER A 55FT.EMBANKMENT TRUCK ROLLED OVER & CAMETO REST ON WHEELS EMPLOY EE WAS STILL I3 TRUCK

July 16, 1987 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING WATER TRUCK PUTTING WATER ON DIRT ROAD TO CONTROL DUST HE STOPPED THE TRUCK TO TURN AROUND AND WHEN HE DID THE TRUCK STARTED TO RUN OFF AND THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL AND J UMPED OFF WHEN 2E DID HE SPRAINED LEFT LEG.

January 31, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Power Operating Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING VERTICLE AUGER ON ANFO TRUCK WHILE IT WAS TURNING - LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER - SURGEON SEWED IT BACK ON

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