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December 1, 1995 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING NEAR A TIRE TRUCK, WHENA CHAIN SLIPPED AND HIT HIS ARM & SHOULDER.

July 11, 1994 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR OF ROCK TRUCK DETERIOTED BACK UP BERMS BY PULLING ROCK TRUCK TO NEAR EDGE OF DUM POINT. TRUCK WENT OVER DUMP AREA DUE TO OPERATOR IMPROPERLY EXAMINING DUMP AREA.

October 4, 1993 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

BRUISED BACK AREA WHILE OPERATING PAN.

November 4, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK TRAVELING OVER ROUGH ROADWAY.

October 12, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A RECK TRUCK WHEN HE CLAIMED TO TRAVEL OVER ROUGH ROAD BOUNCING IN SEAT INJURING HIS BACK

August 18, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING BRAKE FLANGE FOR 7500 MARION DRAGLINE WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER THAT WAS CHAINED AND HE STRUCK HIS FOOT FRACTURING HIS TOE.

July 25, 1989 PA · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING TIN ON RAW COAL BELT ANOTHER EE THOUGHT HE WAS STARTING 4 BELT BUT STARTED THE RAW COAL 5 BELT EE MOVED OUT OF WAY AND CAUGHT HAND ON TIN.

August 8, 1988 PA · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS CLEANING AROUND CONVEYORS WHEN SLEANING MACHINE STALLED AND DRIFTED FORWARD PINNING EMPL BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND MACHINE LOST BRAKES ON MACHINE DUE TO STALL EMPL HAS PAIN IN STMACH AND NUMBNESS IN LEGS

June 17, 1988 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING 777 CAT TRUCK UP TO DUMP ON ROCK FILL WHEN THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE

March 24, 1988 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER CORRECTING A HIGH WALL AREA AND WAS JARRED BY THE MACHINE.

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