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August 1, 1990 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WATER TRUCK IN REVERSE AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF CLUTCH PEDAL AND CAME BACK UP AND HIT LEFT ANKLE. BRUSING LEFT ANKLE.

March 30, 1989 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMMPL WAS OPERATING PIT TRUCK UING SAME ROAD AS SCARPERS. SCRAPER WAS ON SAME ROAD & BOTH THOUGHT OTHER WOULD PULL OVER. SCRAPER HIT FRONT OF PIT TRUCK PUSHING IT BACKWARDS & SCRAPER VEERED TO SIDE OF TRUCK & CAME TO STOP IN FRONT OF TRUCK & TO SIDE OF PIT TRUCK.

December 20, 1988 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCRAPER DUMPING LOAD WHEN A LARGE ROCK CAUGHT THE BOWL & START ED SCRFAPER TO SLIDE & EMPLOYEE COULDNT STOP SLIDING & SCRAPER WENT OFF THE BERM

July 14, 1988 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS SETTLING BRACK ROLLER BACK ON 466E KOEHRING WHEN LOADER LET TRACK ROLLER FRAME DOWN ON THE KOEHRING IT WENT DOWN TO FAR ADN CAUSED FRAME TO ROLL AND PINNED RT FOOT BETWEEN TRACK FRAME ADN KOEHRING

July 11, 1988 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK IN PIT AND AS DAY PROGRESSED HE BEGAN TO FEEL MORE AND MORE PAIN IN HIS BACK

July 8, 1988 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS LOADING SCRAPER IN ROCK OFF OF RAMP GOT HUNG UP ON A BIG ROCK AND STOPPED AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN OTHER 637E SCRAPER

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