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January 4, 1997 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
George F Pettinos Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS SPUR 536 FROM THE DRIVEWAYOF GEOR. F. PETTINOS, INC., HE STATED HE DID NOTSEE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TRAVELING WEST ON SPUR 536 AND WAS STRUCK BROADSIDE.

August 8, 1994 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
George F Pettinos Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS SITTING IN A MOXY HAUL TRUCK GETTIN GLOADED. THE OTHER TRUCK CAME TO GET LOADED AS HE BACKED UP HE RAN INTO THE FIRST TRUCK.

October 19, 1993 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
George F Pettinos Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BAR SAND FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER HE HIT A PIPE IN THE GOUND WITH THE FRONT END LOADER FRONT END LOADER JARRED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS CENTER RT ABDOMIN ON THE STEE RING WHEEL

March 11, 1988 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
George F Pettinos Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 OPERTORS, ONE OPERATING 966 OADER ONE OPERATING A SCRAPER WAGON PARKED THEIR MACHINES SIDE BY SIDE, OPPOSIT DIRECTIONS FOR ACONVERSATION. EMP STEPPED FROM CAB OF SCRAPER ONTO STEP UP LADDE OF 966 LOADER. AFTER CONVERSATION EMP STARTED TO STEP BACK INTO THE SCRAPER CAB AND AT SAME TIME THE 966 L OADER OPERATOR STARTED HIS LOADER, IT STARTED TO

July 24, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
George F Pettinos Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE AFTER 7LEANING OUT THE SIMPLICITY SCREEN HEAD BOX WAS PREPARING TO TURN ON A WATER VALVE.FELLOW EMPLOYEE WITHOUT WAITING FOR AN ALL CLEAR SIGNAL,TURNED ON THE POWER TO THE FFED BELT O N WHICH THE EMP5OYEE WAS STANDING AND CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND THREW HIM INTO THE FEED BOX.

April 24, 1987 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
George F Pettinos Inc · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS STOC5PILING CONCRETE SAND MATERIAL. HE LOOKED TO THE LEFT & THE RIGHT, BUT NOT IN THE REAR. WHEN BACKING UP THE LOADER HE STRUCK A ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCK THAT WAS PASSING BY ON TH E PLANT ROADWAY1 STOCKPILE IS APPROX 36' FROM ROADWAY

July 30, 1986 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
George F Pettinos Inc · Struck against a moving object

FOUR SCRAPERS W5GONS WERE TRAVELING THE PLANT HAUL ROAD, 3 WERE GOING NORTH, ONE GOING SOUTH. THE THIRD SCRAPER SIDESWIPED THE ONE SCRAPER TRAVELING SOUTH. CONDITIONS AT TIME WERE DUSTY BECAUS E OF HEAVY EQUI1MENT RAISING THE DUST. THE THREWW SCRAPER WAGONS TRAVELING NORTH WERE OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR.

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