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December 11, 1989 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Gilberton Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE EXAMINING BELT LINE, A FROZEN LUMP OF COAL ROLLED OVER THE TOP OF THE HOPPER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD. (EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A SAFETY HELMET)

May 19, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Gilberton Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DUMPING LOAD OFF TRUCK, THE FRAME HOLDING HOIST JACK CRAKCED THEREBY CAUSING THE TRUCK BOX TO FALL DOWN. THIS JARRED THE DRIVER.

August 14, 1987 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Gilberton Coal Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING DIRT FROM A HEAD WHEEL ON THE RAW FEED LINE WITH SHOVEL. THE SHOVEL BECAME ENTAGLED ANDIN HIS ATTEMPT TO FREE THE SHOVEL HIS LEFT HAND AND ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MO VING BELT AND P6LLEY.

January 8, 1987 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Gilberton Coal Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING BAGGING LINE AND PUT HIS HAND IN MOVING COMPACTOR BELT LINE TO TAKE OUT A PIECE OF COAL AND GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ROLLERS

July 15, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Gilberton Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING LOADER,3WHILE GOING DOWN HILL, MACHINE SHUT DOWN. HE COULD NOT CONTROL IT AND IT RAN INTO BANK.

June 3, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Gilberton Coal Company · Fall from machine

RUNNING LOADED RAILROAD CARS DOWN TRACK WHEN PUTTING BRAKES ON WHEEL BROKE OFF AND MAN FELL OFF CAR

June 3, 1985 PA · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator POWERED HAULAGE
Gilberton Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RUNNING CARS DOWN TRACK HE HAD HIS LEFT LEG HANGING OVER END OF CAR AND BRUISED LEFT LEG

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