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August 17, 1989 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 50 TON WABCO ROCK TRUCK & DUMPING TOPSOIL ON RECLAIMED HILLTOP WHEN ABACKING UP TO DUMP HE GOT TOO FAR DOWN OVER H ILLSIDE WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE THE FRONT WHEELS RAISE D OFF THE GROUND & THE TRUCK CONTINUED DOWN THE HILL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 250FT SLOPE THE TRUCK OVERTURNED ROLLED ONCE & CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION

March 1, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG FOREMANS PICK-UP TRUCK. AS FOREMAN BEGAN BACKING UP HE TURNED HIS WHEELS TO AVOID ANOTHER PICK UP TRUCK TO HIS RIGHT. IN DOING SO, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE STRUCK THE EM PLOYEES RIGHT FOOT FROM BEHIND.

March 23, 1987 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Avery Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS SITT3NG IN 50 TON WACCBO ROCK TRUCK AS IT WAS BEING LOADED.AS TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED A LARGE PIECE OF FROZEN DIRT FELL FROM LOADER BUCKET INTO TRUCK BED.AS TRUCK WAS JARRED TO RIGH T VICTIM STRUCK3LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST DOOR.

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