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June 19, 1998 LA · Coal water truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dolet Hills Mining Venture · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MACHING THAT HAS A SEAT THAT CAN BE AIRED UP. THE SEAT MUST OF HAD A LEAK IN THE ARI LINE AND THE SEAT LOST AIR PRESSURE. WHEN THE MACHINE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD IT CA USED THE EMPLOYEE TO BRUISE HIS LOWER BACK.

January 14, 1996 LA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Dolet Hills Mining Venture · Struck against a moving object

INJURED EMP WAS RIDING AS PASSENGER IN REAR SEATOF CO SUBURBAN #229. CREW WAS TRAVELING FROM DRAGLINE TO SHOP AND AS VEHICLE ENTERED THE CURVE AT JUNCTION OF RAMPS J-6&7, IT SLID SIDEWAYS AND OVERTURNED. INJURED EMP WAS TRAPPED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE EXTRICATED BY RESCUE TEAM. RECEIVED 6 FRACTURED RIBS AND CONTUSIONS OF THE CHEST AREA.

January 14, 1996 LA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Dolet Hills Mining Venture · Struck against a moving object

INJURED EMP WAS RIDING IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF CO SUBURBAN #229. CREW WAS TRAVELING FROM DRAGLINE TO SHOP AND AS VEHICLE ENTERED CURVE AT THEJUNCTION OF RAMPS J-6&7, IT LSID SIDEWAYS AND OV ERTURNED. INJURED EMP WAS THROWN FROM VEHICLE AND RECEIVED A BROKEN ANKLE, FRACTURED RIB, LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS OF THE HEAD AND RT FOREARM AND CONTUSIONS OF THE RIGHT LEG.

January 14, 1996 LA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Dolet Hills Mining Venture · Fall from machine

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE COMPANY SUBURBAN #229. THE CREW WAS TRAVELING FROM THE DRAGLING TO THE SHOP AND AS THE VEHICLE ENTERED THE CURVE AT THE JUNCTION OF RAMPS 16&7, IT SLID SI DEWAYS AND OVERTURNED. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND RECEIVED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE, LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO THE HEAD AND ARM.

August 3, 1995 LA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dolet Hills Mining Venture · Struck against a moving object

SCRAPER PULLED AWAY FROM PUSHCAT WHEN BEING PUSHED DURING LOADING AND STOPPED MOVING BEFORE PUSH TRACTOR COULD STOP, IT BUMPED SCRAPER. SCRAPER OPERATOR SAID THAT STEERING WHEE HIT HIM IN RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE.

August 30, 1991 LA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Dolet Hills Mining Venture · Struck against a moving object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DRIGING 028 HAULT RUCK ON A SECTION OF THE MAIN HAULROAD THAT HAS A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE RT HE APPARENTLY WENT TO SLEEP IN THE CURVE & STEERED THE TRUCK OVER AN 18IN BERM I NTO A 3FT DEEP DITCH TRUCK TRAVELED APPROX 100FTIN THE DITCH BEFORE STOPPING EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN AROUND INSIDE THE CAB OF THE TRUCK & RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE HEAD & A SCRAP ON THE BACK

October 18, 1986 LA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Dolet Hills Mining Venture · Struck against a moving object

TWO SCRAPERS OP9RATING IN TANDEM, THIRD SCRAPER ATTEMPTING HOOK UP WHEN FRONT SCRAPER ENCOUNTERED HARD MATERIAL SLOWING DOWN RAPIDLY, THIRD SCRAPER WAS MATCHING SPEED BUT WHEN FIRST 2 SCRAPERS SLOWED DOWN, T2IRD SCRAPER HIT 2ND SCRAPER TOO HARD, THROWING OPERATOR OF 2DN SCRAPER INTO STEERING WHEEL. INCURRED BURISED RIBS.

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