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July 11, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck by flying object

ONE OF THE TWO BELT CONVEYOR SUPPORT CABLES WAS BEING PULLED BY A SHUTTLE CAR IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE TENSION OF SUCH CABLE SO THAT REPAIRS COULD BE MADE.THE INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE OPPOSI TE SIDE OF THE BELT ONSERVING THE OPERATION.WHENTHE SHUTTLE CAR PULLED ON THE CABLE,AN UNEXPECTED TENSION WAS ALSO APPLIED TO THE OPPOSITE BELT CABLE CAUSING IT TO BREAK.ON E OF THE FREE ENDS

May 1, 1990 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

AS INJURED WAS TRAVELING IN A PERSONNEL CARRIER (JEEP) ON THE 2 NORTH MAIN HAULAGE - JUST INBY THE 2 NORTH - 3 LEFT SWITCH - HE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY THROWN AGAINST THE INSIDE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CAME TO AN ABRUST STOP. THE CAUSE OF THIS ABRUPT STOP WAS/AN UNDETECTED BROKEN RAIL. HE SUFFERED A LACERATON ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.

March 31, 1990 PA · Coal wireman, communications man POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Fall onto or against objects

AS INJURED WAS STANDING NEAR THE CONVEYOR BOOM OF A JOY LOADING MACHINE THAT WAS LOADING SLATE AT A ROOF FALL NEAR THE WEST MAIN SAFETY SWITCH, A PIECE OF SLATE WAS THROWN FROM THE CONVEYOR NE AR TO WHERE THE INJURED WAS STANDING. TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY THIS SLATE, THE INJURED JUMPED BACK AND FELL AGAINST A SUPPLY WAGON.

July 26, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

AS INJURED WAS OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE THIS LOCOMOTIVE JUMPED TRACK AT A MISALIGNED JOINT & THIS SUDDEN UNEXPECTED EVENT CAUSED HIM TO WRENCH HIS BACK

February 23, 1988 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

AS INJURED WAS OPERATING A MINE JEEP RAN INTO A BROKEN RAIL STOPPING THE JEEP BSUDENLY AND THROWING HIM FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FRAME OF THE WINDSHIELD

October 7, 1987 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS INJURED WAS 2PERATING SHUTTLE CAR HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.

September 1, 1987 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

AS INJ WAS OPER5TING MOTOR THE TRACK HAD A DIP AND WHEN THE MOTOR RAN OVER IT, IT CAUSED THE FRAME OF MOTOR TO HIT HARD ON IT, JARRING INJUREDS BACK

August 3, 1987 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS ASS3STING REMOVING A SHUTTLE CAR THAT WAS HUNG UP BEHIND THE CONTINUOUS MINER. CABLE WAS PULLED OFF OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND PUT ALONG THE COAL RIB TO PREVENT THE SECOND SHUTTLE CAR FROM UNNING OV9R THE CABLE. INJURED WAS PREPARING TO HOOK A TOW CHAIN BETWEEN THETWO SHUTTLE CAR. HE TOLD THE SHUTTLECAR OPERATOR TO RAISE THE BOOM OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE POWER WAS ENERG

July 28, 1987 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Fall from machine

AS INJURED WAS 5PPROACHING THE DAVISTOWN CROSSROADS ON HIS MOTORCYLE, A MAN IN A PICK UP TRUCK FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. TO TRY AVOIDING CONTACT WITH SAID TRUCK THE INJURED APPLIED AND LOCKED THE MOT2RCYLE BRAKES CAUSING THE BIKE TO SLIDE. AT THIS POINT EXPECTING POSSIBLE CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK HE LAID THE BIKE DOWN AND WAS DRAGGED ON THE ASPHALTED SURFACE FOR A SHORT DISTA

January 28, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Fall from machine

AS INJURED WAS 2PERATING A MINE JEEP THE JEEP WENT OFF TRACK AND INJURED FELL OUT OF THE JEEP TO MINE BOTTOM

August 15, 1986 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

AS INJURED WAS 2PERATING TO SHUTTLECAR HE RAN OVER ROUGH ROADWAY CAUSING THE SHUTTLECAR TO BOUNCE AND THE INJURED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIW NECK AND SHOULDERS.

April 25, 1986 PA · Coal rock duster POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS INJURED WAS 2PERATING MOTOR HIS CABLE FROM CAP LIGHT CAUGHT ON TIMBER CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS NECK

February 21, 1986 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

INJ TRAMMING SH6TTLECAR IT RAN OVER PIECE OF SLATE CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE AND STRIKE HEAD ON CANOPY.STARTED LOSING TIME 2-26-86.

December 28, 1985 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Fall from machine

AS INJURED AND 2IS BUDDY WERE PULLING THE ROCK DUSTER THE LOCOMOTIVE IN BACK WAS NOT COUPLED TO THE TRIP AS THE FRONT LOCOMOTIVE WENT UP A GRADE IT COULD NOT PULL THE HILL THE LOCO STARTED BAC K DOWN THE GRAD9 INJURED WAS THE TRIP COMING AND JUMPED OFF THE LOCOMOTIVE CAUSING INJURED TO FALL ON HIS BUTTOCKS

November 5, 1984 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS STANDING OUTSIDE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RESET POWER SWITCH SHUTTLE CAR STARTED TO MOVE INJURED JUMPED IN SHUTTLE CAR AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON CONVEYOR BOOM OF SHUTTLE CAR CAUSING A CUT ON FOREHEAD

October 15, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

September 11, 1984 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR TO BELT FEEDER WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE UNEVEN MINE BOTTOM CAUSING HIM TO JAR HIS BACK

April 4, 1984 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against stationary object

AS INJURED WAS LOOKING FOR A SIGNAL FROM HIS BUDDY INJURED STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A TIMBER.

March 5, 1984 PA · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against stationary object

AS INJURED WAS PULLING RAILS WITHA TROLLEY MOTOR HE RAN INTO ANOTHER MOTOR CAUSING INJURED TO STRIKE RIBS ON FRAME OF MOTOR.

November 22, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

AS INJURED WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR TO FEEDER SHE RAN OVER A LARGE HOLE IN MINE BOTTOM JARRING HER AND CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND HIP

August 25, 1983 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

WHEN INJURED WAS OPERATING HIS S/C HE RAN OVER SOME ROUGH BOTTOM CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE IN HIS SEAT & EXPERIENCE A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

August 9, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

AS INJURED WAS OPERARTING THE SHUTTLE CAR THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING INJURED TO EXPERIENCE A PAIN IN HIS BACK

June 22, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Duquesne Light Company · Struck against a moving object

RIDING ON RAIL RUNNER OTHER EMPL WAS OPERATIN RAIL RUNNER STOPPED SUDDENLY CAUSING EMPL TO STRIKE KNEE AGAINST FRAME OF RAIL RRUNNER.

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