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1983–2026
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February 8, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING END DUMP WENT OVER BUMP AND TWISTED NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

September 8, 1987 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

BERN SLID AWAY 0ROM REAR WHEELS ON END DUMP CAUSING OPERATOR TO HIT HEAD ON A IR CONDITIONER.

August 26, 1986 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER OPERATOR3EMPTIED LOAD INTO BED OF ENDDUMP,ROCK CAME OUT OF BUCKET HIT RIGHT SIDE OF ENDDUMP AND EMPL INJURED LEFT SIDE OF RIBCAGE AND LEFT ARM ON DOOR.

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