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August 13, 2024 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

The front tires of the truck lifted off the ground while ascending a ramp. Employee struck right leg off something in the cab.

March 13, 2024 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a loader with worn pins. Excessive bouncing caused severe back pain. Employee's first day off work from this injury was 4/26/24.

March 8, 2024 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was riding in the rear of a service truck and had hand resting on the crane perch. The truck leaned to one side causing EE's hand to be caught between the crane boom and perch.

April 22, 2023 PA · Coal trespasser POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Fall from machine

Non-employee was crossing haul road on a motorcycle. Individual lost control; and crashed causing injury. EMS called to the scene. MSHA notified.

February 7, 2022 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

SNOW - PLOWING INCIDENT. EE was plowing snow with a loader, broke through frost and hit solid ground. Machine stopped abruptly. EE was thrown into loader windshield.

June 10, 2021 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Loading drill steel onto a truck when the drill steel moved while being lifted. Right index and middle fingers were pinched between the drill steel and the truck

October 8, 2018 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving service truck thru pit on haul road. EE drove into a large water formed pothole and jarred back.

February 17, 2015 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

Emp. was backing up ramp in truck to dump load. Emp. got to close to Rt side of ramp. bank gave way under weight of truck & slide sideways down bank & then rolled onto roof aprox 30 feet.

January 10, 2011 PA · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was operating bucket truck to weld on boom of Demag. When finished welding and lowering bucket, employee somehow caught himself between bucket and boom of Demag.

May 18, 2009 PA · Coal water truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE leaned out window to adjust direction of water cannon and felt pain in abdomen.

January 11, 2008 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee drove through pot hole. Steering wheel spun and struck finger.

February 6, 2007 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Several miners were assigned to clean the #6 belt line. When the conveyor was started one miner continued to clean around the head pulley with a 4' bar. The bar was pulled into the pulley & the end of the bar struck his right hand causing injury.

November 27, 2002 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND DOOR OPEN. WHILE WALKING FROM TRUCK IT DRIFTED AND HE CHASED IT SLIPPING ON SNOW. TRUCK RAN OVER LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT WITH LEFT FRONT TIRE.

March 1, 2002 PA · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

MAN WAS GOING DOWN RAMP INTO PIT WITH WATER TRUCK, HE SAID TRUCK ENGINE SHUT OFF AND TRIED TO TURN TRUCK INTO HIGH SIDE OF ROAD TO STOP, BUT TRUCK RAN UP HIGHWALL AND FLIPPED INTO ITS RIGHT SIDE, MAN HAD SEATBELT ON.

June 7, 2000 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Fall from machine

OPERATOR NOTICED SMOKE BEHIND CAB. WENT TO GET FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND ENTIRE CAB CAUGHT FIRE. EE JUMPED FROM CAB TO THE GROUND.

April 7, 2000 PA · Coal drill helper POWERED HAULAGE
Reading Anthracite Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING COMPANY TRUCK INTO PIT AND HIT A BOUNCE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS WATER JUG AND BRUISE HIS RIBS.

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