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March 25, 1999 WA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

RIDING IN A PICK UP TRUCK, TRUCK WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER PICK UP TRUCK CAUSING ME TO HAVE PAIN IN NECK AND LOW BACK.

March 26, 1998 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON CREW BUS, BUS STRUCK A BUMP RESULTING IN EMPLOYEE STRIKING ELBOW ON LUNCHBOX.

May 28, 1997 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE LEAVING TRUCK DUMP, LEANING OVER TO LEFT LOOKING IN MIRROR TO MAKE SURE BOX WAS DOWN HE HIT ROUGH SPOT IN ROAD, HIT HEAD ON METAL OBJECT ABOVE DOOR.

September 1, 1996 WA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck by falling object

HAULING FROM POND 44. AM/FM RADIO BROKE AWAY FROM ITS ATTACHMENT POINT STRIKING DRIVER CAUSING LACERATION OF HEAD. MSHA REPORTABLE-SUTURES.

May 30, 1995 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE PULLING INTO SHOVEL PAD- HE HIT A BUMP AND THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT.

January 16, 1995 WA · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

TRAVELING SOUTH ON SPOIL SIDE HAULROAD NORTH EE HIT HOLE IN ROAD HIT HEAD AGAINST DOOR POST MSHA RPT FX OF TOOTH THIS BECAME REPORTABLE ON 01-31-95 WHEN EMPLOYEE SAW DENTIST & WAS DIAGNOSED

December 1, 1994 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

RIDING IN 6176 PICKUP WHEN IT HIT A POTHOLE IN ROAD.

January 16, 1994 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HAULING ROCK HE HIT A SERIES OF BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSING BACK PAIN.

December 7, 1993 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING 342 BELLY DUMP ON MAIN HAUL ROAD TO PIT 7 HE STRUCK A LARGE CHUNK OF COAL IN THE ROAD WITH LEFT FRONT TIRE. MAHA REPT - LOST TIME.

November 30, 1993 WA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck by falling object

REMOVING OVERSIZED ROCKS FROM JIB DEPARTMENT WHEN A LARGE ROCK DISLODGED FROM THE CHUTE ABOVE, ROLELD DOWN STRIKING LEG.

October 12, 1993 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES BACK PAIN OCCURRED OVER A ONG PERIOD OF TIME. (REPITITIVE MOTION)

September 15, 1993 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS PLEASZE SEE ATTACHED LETTER MSHA TIME LOSS

September 9, 1993 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING CAT 3009 DOWNHILL. HIT WET SPOT STARTED TO SPIN CORRECTED. HIT DRY SPOT TRUCK OVERTURNED.

June 10, 1993 WA · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

TRYING TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE JR. DRILLER WHEN THE SERVICE TRUCK BACK INTO HIM KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

September 21, 1992 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERA TING BOBCAT HIT BURRIED SPIKE CAUSING SUDDEN JAR & STOP MSHA LIGHT DUTY

January 15, 1992 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TRUCK, HIT HOLE IN THE ROAD INJURYING BACK.

February 25, 1991 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck by flying object

BUILDING SAFETY BERM ON THE EDGE OF THE HAUL ROAD SOUTH OF THE 114 SHOVEL WITH 238 DOZER.A TRUCK WETN BY THROWING MUD INTO FACE.MASHA REPORTABLE MEDICATION FOR EYES.

September 5, 1990 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING BACK TO 114 SHOVEL,HIT HOLE CAUSING JAR TO BACK.MSHA REPORTABLE LOST TIME.

August 14, 1990 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

NO SPECIFIC INJ ATTRIBUTES BACK PAIN TO DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADWAYS. CLAIM WAS INVESTIGATED DETERRMINED ON 3/1/91 BY STATE TO BE LEGITIMATE CLAIM.

August 10, 1990 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK, HIT BUMP IN HAUL ROAD, INJURED BACK. MSHA REPORTABLE- CHIROPRACTOR.

August 2, 1990 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HIT ROUGH SPOT IN ROAD.THE SEAT IN TRUCK BOTTOMED OUT INJURING LOW BACK.BEGAN LOSING TIME 8-2-90.

May 16, 1990 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

TAKING FIRST TRIP TO N HANAFORD PIT, HE CAME TO A WET SPOT IN ROAD. HE WENT INTO A SLIDE CAUSING TRUCK TO JACK KNIFE. HIS HEAD HIT WINDOW.

November 20, 1989 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING BELLY DUMP,ROUNDED CORNER OF COAL PILE,A BRONCO WAS COMING UP ROAD FROM DIRECTION OF READY LINE.WENT TO SWING IN BEHIND HIM AND A POT TRUCK ROUNDED CORNER IN HIS LANE.HE CRANDED STEERI NG HARD TO LEFT TO AVOID IT WHICH JACK-KNIFED TRUCK AND SLAMMED HIM AGAINST WINDOW POST.

November 8, 1989 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TRUCK OVER DEBRI CAUSING TRUCK TO PITCH LUNGING I.NAME FORWARD INJURING NECK. MSHA REPORTABLE - MEDICATION AND LIGHT DUTY.

October 30, 1989 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

BACKED UP TO BERM RAISED TRUCK BED TRUCK BED LOWERED ONTO A ROCK CAUSING A HARD JOLT TO BACK MSHA REPORTABLE MEDICATION & LOST TIME

September 20, 1989 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HIS TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED BY THE 102 SHOVEL LARGE ROCK DROPPED INTO BOX OF TRUCK JARRING HIS BACK.

September 19, 1989 WA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HAULING DIRT ON ROUGH GROUND DEVEOLPED BACK PAIN.

September 5, 1989 WA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING SCRAPER DOWN BUMPY ROAD, CAUSING BACK PAIN.

August 23, 1989 WA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RUNNING SCRAPER ON 08-23-89. I HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE NIGHT-BY THE END OF THE SHIFT MY BACK HURT.MSHA REPORTABLE MEDICATION.

August 17, 1989 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WORKING IN SCRAPER CUT CONTINUOUS BOUNCING OVER LARGE ROCKS JARRED LOWER BACK.MSHA REPORTABLE MEDICATION.

August 8, 1989 WA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

RIDING CREW BUS HIT BUMP IN ROAD CASUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN INJ R KNEE

June 30, 1989 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING 85 TON END DUMP WHICH OVERTURNED ONTO ITS RIGHT HAND SIDE FRACTURING RIBS.

June 22, 1989 WA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HIT CHUNK OF DIR IN HAUL ROAD INJURING NECK THIS BECAME REPORTABLE ON 7/10/89 WHEN NOTIFIED OF INJURY LOST TIME

April 21, 1989 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HIT BUMP IN HAUL ROAD INJURING BACK.

April 11, 1989 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HIT BUMP IN HAUL ROAD INJURY TO BACK.

March 6, 1989 WA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HIT A HOLE IN HAUL ROAD CAUSING LOW BACK PAIN.

February 24, 1989 WA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HIT HOLE IN ROAD, HIT HEAD ON CEILING NECK SNAPPED.

February 16, 1989 WA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING LUBE TRUCK 399, HE HIT HOLE AND THE IMPACT CAUSED HEAD TO HIT ROOF OF TRUCK. HE INJURED NECK AND SHOULDERS.

February 9, 1989 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DROVE ONTO ROUGH GROUND INJURED BACK.

February 1, 1989 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HAULING DRY DIRT TO 111 DUMP, LOST TRACTION ON ICY GROUND AND OVERTURNED TRUCK. HIS NECK BECAME STIFF A WHILE LATER. MSHA REPORTABLE- MEDICATION.

January 14, 1989 WA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE STEERING ON 10. LOADER MALFUNCTIONED 0(01-09-89 HE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION UNTIL 01-14-89 JERKING AROUND CAUSED PAIN IN NECK.LOST TIME AND MEDICATION.THIS BECAME REPORTABLE 01-23-89.

December 23, 1988 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

RIDING IN CREW BUS SITTING DIRECTLY OVER REAR WHEELS THE BUS HIT HOLE IN ROAD INJURING BACK. EMPLOYEE LET US KNOW OF AN INUSTRIAL CLAIM ON 3-14-89. BILLS WENT TO BLUE CROSS MISSED TIME UNDER S ICK PAY????? MSHA LOST TIME AND MEDICATION.

December 7, 1988 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING A 777B LOADER UP HILL AND WAS STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING 77B LOADER THIS LEFT REAR STRUCK I.NAMES LEFT FRONT CORNER OF CAB

October 18, 1988 WA · Coal chainman, surveyor/transit helper POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS A PASSENGER IN VEHICLE 6128 WHEN IT HIT HEAD ON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 10 MPH. HE STARTED EMPER. NECK AND LT SHOULDER NECK AND LIT SHOLER.

August 4, 1988 WA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

SEAT BROKE IN 3025 TRUCK UPON TAKEOFF CAUSING I.NAME TO FLY BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON BACK OF CAB INJURED NECK AND BACK

June 30, 1988 WA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACK WAS ACHING 6-29-88 PM WEN TOT WORK 6-30-88 , HE HAD TO LEAVE WORK AFTER 2 HRS DUE TO BACK THE COMPANY IS CONTESTING THIS INJ. MSHA REPORTABEL DUE TO LOST TIME

May 12, 1988 WA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS WORKING DART LOADER #113 LEVELING UP HIS WORKING AREA OF PIT. WHILE BACKING AROUND FRONT WHEEL FELL INTO HOLE.

May 9, 1988 WA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DUMPING DUMPSTER WITH FORKLIFT OUTSIDE SHOP CHAIN CAME LOOSE ALLOWING DUMPSTER TO FALL FORWARD I.NAME HAD DUMP ROPE IN RT.HAND WHEN DUMPSTER FELL FORWARD ROPE PULLED THREW HAND BROKE RT MID FINGER TIP MSHA REPORTABLE LIGHT DUTY MEDICATION STITCHES

February 8, 1988 WA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Centralia Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

LOADED SCRAPER WAS PULLING OUT OF CUT, BOUNCED OVER ROCK CAUSING BACK PAIN.

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