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August 24, 1993 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sunnyside Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPPOOSED TO RERAIL A LOWBOY THAT WAS OFF THE TRACK AND HAL LOADED WITH A RAM CAR. THE LOWBOY WAS BLOCKED AGAINST MOTION. THE EMPLOYEE RAISED THE BUCKET OF THE CAR AND IT RAISED T HE TAILEND OF THE CAR ABOVE THE BLOCKING. THE LOWBOY STARTED DOWN THE SLOPE AND THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE CAR.

August 27, 1992 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sunnyside Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO BELT TAILPIECE RAM CAR WAS GOING TO LIFT THE TAILPIECE WHEN TRYING TO GET THE BUCKET OF RAM CAR UNDER TAILPIECE THE EMPLOYEE GOT H IS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BUCKET & 03193PIECE

May 15, 1992 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sunnyside Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL CHANGING U-JOINT ON UT-45. ASKED ANOTHER EMPL TO MOVE THE CAR A LITTLE TO LINE THE U-JOINT UP. INJ DIDNT GET OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR GOT AWAY FROM PERSON OPERATING IT AND RAN OVER LEG.

March 19, 1992 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sunnyside Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

OPER SHUTTLE CAR HIT BAD SPOT IN ROAD HURT NECK

May 8, 1991 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sunnyside Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING TAILPC HIT WRONG LEVER RAN OVER FOOT

October 15, 1990 UT · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
Sunnyside Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING NEXT TO A 20X WAGNER. THE 20X RAN OVER A TIMBER AND FLIPPED IT UP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.

October 17, 1989 UT · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Sunnyside Coal Company · Fall from machine

INJURED AND WITNESS WERE NIPPING IN WELDER CABLE TO MAIN CABLE INJURED WAS STANDING ON BLET WHEN BELT WAS STARTED BELT SPLICING CREW GOOSED BELT TO SPOT FOR A SPLICE INJURED FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF BELT

September 29, 1989 UT · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
Sunnyside Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE AND MINE FOREMAN WERE TAKING BELT INTO MINE ON LOW-BOY. TRIP DERAILED, INJURED "BELLED" HOISTMAN 3 TIME, HOISTMAN HEARD NO SIGNAL, KEPT LOWERING TRIP. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS THROWN FROM CAAR ABOUT THE TIME HE DECIDED TO JUMP. HIT LEFT SIDE OF ENTRY ABOUT THE TIME HE DECIDED TO JUMP. HIT LEFT SIDE OF ENTRY, ROLLED DOWN ENTRY.

July 20, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
International Anthracite Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL OPERATING LOCOMOTIVE BRINGING THE 1ST SHIFT EMPL OUT OF MINE.STOPPED TO OPEN VENT.DOORS.WHILE GETTING OFF LOCOMOTIVE,IT DRIFTED FORWARD AND CAUGHT EMPL RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE WHEEL CAUSING FX OF RIGHT FOOT. CY08071789

March 30, 1989 UT · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Sunnyside Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT THE #1 SLOPE BELT WAS RUBBING AGAINST BELT FRAME. WHILE LIFTING A ROLLER TO PREVENT FRICTION, HE HURT HIS BACK.

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