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Years on record
1983–2026
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September 4, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A LARGE ROCK WITH THE BUCKET OF A LOADER. THE ROCK SLIPPED CAUSING THE MACHINE TO JERK. WHEN THE MACHINE JERKED IT CAUSED SEVERE PAIN TO HIS BACK.

August 23, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Ladon Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

TRAVELING FROM SHOP TO MINE SITE ON STATE RT 1033 EMP TRAVELED AROUND A TURN VEHICLE DRIVING A HIGH RATE OF SPEED SKIDDED IN TRUCK

August 20, 1990 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

APPROX TEN YEARS AGO EMPL HAD DISK REMOVED WITH HIS CONTINUED WORK AS LOADER OPERATOR WEAK BACK IS CONTINUALLY AGGRAVAITED.

May 21, 1990 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ladon Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACK PAIN WHILE OPER LOADER

June 26, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Ladon Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING 6 DIESEL WATER PUMP FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET WATER PUMP WITH HIGH LIFT I.NAME WAS STEADYING THE PUMP WITH HIS FOOT UNDER THE HITCH THE PUMP WAS SET DOWN ON HIS FOOT

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