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October 12, 1995 TX · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE RAISED THE BED ON 1390-419 END DUMP TRUCK TO DUMP A LOAD OF MATERIAL. WHEN THE HOIST CYLINDERS FULLY EXTENDED THE BED ROCKED BACK AND THE HOIST CYLINDERS CAME LOOSE FROM THEIR MOU NTING SOCKETS ON THE FRAME. THIS ALLOWED THE BEDTO COME CRASHING DOWN UNDER NO CONTROL WHEN THE EMPLOYEE PULLED FORWARD TO CLEAR BED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT BUT WAS BOUNCED IN

July 2, 1994 TX · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE INJURED HSI BACK OPERATING A SCRAPER IN THE PIT. THE EMPLOYEE DROVE OVER A PILE OF DIRT JARRING HIS BACK. SINCE THAT TIME TH EEMPLOYEE HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE PERIODIC BACK PAIN. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR FOR AN MRI ON FRIDAH, 12-16-94, THE MRI SHOWED A HERNIATED DISC REQUIRING HIM TO BE OFF WORK.

August 28, 1993 TX · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE HIT A BUMP WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER IN THE SELECT FILL AREA AT THE ASH PIT CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED HIS INJURY ON SEPT 2 1993

July 20, 1993 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE EE ALLEGED THAT HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE ASH TRAY IN THE CAB OF HIS 100 TON TRUCK. HIS TRUCK SPUN OUT ON THE RAMP AT THE SAME TIME THE RUBBER TIRED DOZER WAS MAKING CONTACT TO PUSH HIM UP THE RAMP CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED IN THE TRUCK.

July 16, 1993 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE EE ALLEGED THAT HE WAS BOUNCED IN THE SEAT OF HIS HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE HIT A ROUGH SECTION OF ROAD IN THE PIT. THE EE STATED HE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP. THE EE WAS WEARING HIS S EAT BELTS.

September 12, 1991 TX · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING SCRAPER,EMPL COMING OUT OF CUT WITH A LOAD ON THE FRONT,WHEELS ON SCRAPER DROPPED INTO A HOLE BEFORE CUSHION HITCH WAS ACTIVATED.EMPL WORKED THE REST OF SHIFT AND TOLD SUPV AT 3:30PM THAT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

November 5, 1990 TX · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE WAS CALLED BY A SUPERVISOR TO DRIVE OUT TO A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WAS BROKE DOWN ALONG THE HAUL ROAD. HIS SUPERVISOR HAD PARKED NEXT TO THE EQUIPMENT WITH HIS H EAD LIGHTS ON AND GOT OUT OF HIS PICKUP TO CHECK THE EQUIPMENT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD AND RAN INTO THE EQUIPMENT WITH A PICKUP. HE STATED THAT HE WAS BLINDED BY THE SUPERVIS

February 1, 1990 TX · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HE ALLEGED THAT WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER HIS SEAT BOTTOMED OUT AND HE JARRED HIS BACK.

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

EMPL WAS OPERATING A SCAPER PULLED INTO A CUT AND STOPPED THE PUSH CAT DOZER RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE SCAPER JARRING THE SCRAPER OPERATOR AS HE TURNED TO LOOK TO THE REAR THIS FORM IS COMPLETE D AS A MEDICAL BECAUSE THE EMPL RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION 1 TIME OF LORTAB 7

December 21, 1988 TX · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING SCRAPER HIT BUMP AND HURT SOMETHING IN HIS STOMACH.

December 5, 1986 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR STRUCK3ELBOW ON FRAME OF WINDOW IN DRIVERS SIDE OF DOOR CAUSING SWELLING AND THE BUILD UP OF FLUIDS IN THE JOINT

August 26, 1983 TX · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Atascosa Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

MR. PAWELEK WAS RIDING WITH A 50 TON TRUCK DRIVER IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHY THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER ON THE HAUL ROAD RAMP. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF FEET DOWN THE INCLINE WHILE THE INDIVIDUALS WERE IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR TO DISMOUNT THE TRUCK, MR. PAWE

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