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July 8, 1996 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Mid State Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE CLAIMS OPERATING SCRAPER CAUSED PAIN & SORENESS IN HIS BACK. EE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR.

June 10, 1996 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mid State Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES ROUGH HAUL ROAD CAUSED STRAIN IN NECK. SAID OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK.

January 15, 1996 IL · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Mid State Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE DRIVING LOADED HAUL TRUCK LOST CONTROL ON SURVE RAN OFF ROAD INTO LEFT ROAD DITCH. FRONT OF TRUCK CAN UP STEEP DITCH SLOPE EE HIT RIGHT ANKLE ON UNKNOWN OBJECT CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING. FI RST AID ADMINSTERED.

September 13, 1995 IL · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Mid State Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ONE OF THE 50 LB BAGS OF EXPLOSIVE STARTED TO FALL OFF THE TRUCK. HE SAID HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS LOADING DRILL HOLES ON THE BENCH WITH POWDER.

November 23, 1994 IL · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Mid State Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING AT LOADOUT LOADING TRUCKS WITH THE ENDLOADER HE LEANED OUT THE WINDOW TO TALK TO THE TRUCK DRIVER AS HE LEANED OVER THE ARMREST OF THE SEAT HE SAID THE PRESSURE HURT HIS RIBS

August 25, 1993 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mid State Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH AREA HAULING, REMOVING & WORKING ON STOCKPILE, HE SAID HE HAD SENSATION & PAIN IN HIP & LEG - LEFT. LOST TIME 2 DAYS.

May 15, 1992 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mid State Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK SEAL WENT OUT OF STEERING HE WAS PULLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP FROM GOING INTO THE GRADER DITCH.

March 13, 1991 IL · Coal master electrician POWERED HAULAGE
Mid State Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FARM TRACTOR PARKED UP HILL FROM WORKING AREA. PARKING BRAKE PIN BROKE FARM TRACTOR STARTED ROLLING DOWN HILL. BACK TIRE HIT PIT BOX DOOR AS IT ROLLED BY EE WAS BETWEEN PIT BOX DOOR AND BOX.

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