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February 29, 1988 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE WHEN ONE CAPACITY RATING SIGN FELL STRIKING HIM.DIABILITY BEGAN 3-2-88.

March 19, 1987 IL · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

IT HAS BEEN DET9RMINED ON 04/10/87 THAT THIS CASE IS REPORTABLE SINCE DOCTOR FINALLY DIAGNOSED A FRACTURE AND PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND IN A CAST TODAY.EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS OPERATING A FARM TR ACTOR WHEN A FR2NT WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK CAUSING THE STEERING WEEEL TO ROTATE UNEXPECTEDLY AND IN DOING SO,JAMMED HIS RIGHT THUMB AGAINST ONE OF ITS SPOKES.

February 12, 1987 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

ON 03/03/87 IT 4AS DECIDED THAT THIS CASE IS MSHA REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS RIDING IN A VEHICLE WHEN IT HIT TWO HOLESIN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. EMPLOY9E FIRST SOUGHT MEDICAL TRWATMENT ON 02/27/87.

January 10, 1986 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP REPORTED HE3WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER WHEN HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO EDGE AND DRIT PILE CGAVE WAY CAUSING THE SCRPAER TO SLIDE DOWN IT ROLLING ONTO ITS TOP AS HE WAS EXITING OUT THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDSHIELD HE C6T HIS ARM HE HAD BEN WEARING HIS SEAT BELT

June 19, 1985 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER WHEN IT STRUCK A HOLE IN THE ROAD SURFACE CAUSING HIM TO BE JOLTED IN THE CAB.

May 10, 1983 IL · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

MAN WAS MOWING AREA ALONG I11. STATE ROUTE #116 HE CLAIMS THAT WHILE RIDING THE TRACTOR THE ROUGH GROUND CAUSED AN INJURY TO HIS BACK.

April 13, 1983 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A HUAL TRUCK UP THE STOCKPILE TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL WHEN THE TRUCK BOTTOMED OUT, CAUSING A HARD JOLT INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

March 9, 1983 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE ALLEGES THAT HE STARTED A TRUCK UP & IT TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN, RUNNING INTO ANOTHER TRUCK. THIS HAPPENED IN THE GARAGE AFTER REPAIR. THE EE JUMPED FROM THE CAB OF THE TRUCK INJURING HIS LEFT FOOT & ANKLE.

January 14, 1983 IL · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

IT IS ALLEGED THAT EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PICKUP TRUCK AT THE RECLAMATION WORK SITE WHEN THE R FRONT TIRE FELL INTO A RUT, THE SUDDEN STOP THREW HIM INTO THE DASH OF THE TRUCK INJURING HIS RIGH T SHOULDER

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