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April 18, 1991 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

BAD ROADWAY AT APPROACH TO THE FEEDER EMPLOYEE WAS APPROACHING THE FEEDER TO DUMP COAL HE HIT RUTS IN ROADWAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE & HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY

March 15, 1990 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE SCOOP PRAM TO STEADY HIMSELF THE OPERATOR OF THE SCOOP INODVERTENTLY PULLED THE LEVER WICHED CONTROLLED THE RAM PINCHING THE EE FINGERS BETWEEN THE SCOOP BUCKET A ND RAM.

November 9, 1989 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HAULING SUPPLYS A PIECE OF PIEP WAS JARRED LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF NECK.

June 14, 1989 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR GETTING A LOAD OF COL AT THE MINER. TURNED THE SEAT ON THE CAR SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

May 10, 1989 PA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING THE SCOOP. THE EMPLOYEE HIT A HOLE IN THE RUNWAY JARRING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY.

April 6, 1989 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR THE CAR HIY ROUGH SPOT ON RUNWAY AND EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

March 21, 1989 PA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PROCEEDING DOWN A GRADE WITH S.S. TRACTOR. BRAKES DID NOT HOLD AND EMPLOYEE TURNED TRACTOR INTO RIB CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT SHOULDER ON CANOPY AND JARRED NECK

November 19, 1988 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TAKING RAM CAR TO BATTERY STATION HAD LEFT HAND HANGING BETWEEN PANEL AND BATTERY.HIT RUT IN RUNWAY AND BATTERY JUMPED OFF SMASHING 4 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN BATTERY AND PANEL.

October 25, 1988 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS O/PER. S. C. IN TOW AND MINER AND PINCHED BACK ON OFF SET ON L. RIB.

September 14, 1988 PA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON THE PANIC BAR.

July 20, 1988 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL RUNNING RAMCAR WENT THROUGH RUN -THRU CHECK CURTAIN AND HIT RIB JARRED UPPER BODT.

April 14, 1988 PA · Coal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

TURNING THE TROLLEY POLE AND RAN HIS HEAD INTO OVERCAST.

January 21, 1988 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

BAD BOTTOM GOIN1 TO FEEDER, EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON CANOPY.

October 22, 1987 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS RIDING T2 HIS SECTION IN PORTA BUS.THE BUS STOPPED SUDDENLY AND EMPLOYEE SAID HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

September 1, 1987 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE PORTAL BUS 4UMPED THE TRACK CAUSING HER TO LAND ON HER TAILBONE.

August 4, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RIDING TO3THE FACE IN A MOBILE CONVEYANCE HIT BUMP IN THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE EMP TO JAM HIS BACK

July 2, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 OPERATING THE SCOOP WHEN THE SCOOP STRUCK A BENT STRAP LAYING ON THE BOTTOM WHICH KICKED UP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.

April 10, 1987 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE TWISTED HIS 5EFT KNEE TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THE SCOOP-THIS EMPLOYEE WORKED TILL 042187 BEFORE GOING OFF

May 10, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHIEL MOVING TH9 RAM CAR THE EMPLOYEE HIT A HOLE IN THE BELT ENTRY AND STRAINED HIS NECK

May 5, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HELPING T2 HOOK UP A MAN TRIP CAR EMP PUT PIN IN CAR AND AT THEI TIME THE ELK HORN SCOOP MOVED BACKWARDS HITING THE EMP WHILE KNEELING ON THE UPPER PART OF THE RT LEG

November 14, 1985 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE REACHED OUT 2F THE BUS TO MOVE THE BIT BOX ON TOP OF THE BUS. HE SCRAPPED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE BIT BOX.

January 28, 1984 PA · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP WAS WALKING DOWN TRACK ENTRY BEHIND A JEEP THE POLE KNOCKED DOWN A DE-ENERGIZED CABLE WHICH WAS HUNG ACROSS THE TRACK ENTRY THE JEEP HOOKED THE CABLE PULLING IT INTO THE EMPLOYEE WHICH WAS WALKING THIS CABLE PULLED FEET OUT FROM UNDER EM WAS WALKING THIS CABLE PULLED FFEET OUT FROM UNDER EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BREAKING BONE I

January 11, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

RE-OCCURRENCE OF OLD INJURY WHICH HAS BEEN AGGRAVATED BY THE TYPE OF WORK EE IS DOING.

September 19, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JOHN HAD MOVED RAMCAR WHICH WA BEING WORKED ON BY THE TWO MACHANICS HE SHUT CAR OFF WAITED TO MAKES SURE CAR WAS AT A FULL STOP GOT OUT OF OPERATORS PIT APPANENTLY BRAKE LOCK WAS NOT IN LOCK POSITION THIS LET CAR MOVE AND PINCHED HIS LEG AND CHEST AREA BETWEEN TRACTOR AND TRAILOR

February 21, 1983 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rushton Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED CAR CABLE OFF REEL LEFT PUMP MORTOR RUNNING RUSHED TO GET INTO CAR WHEN I TORNED TO GET INTO CAR WHEN I TORNED TO GET INTO CAR I TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

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