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April 26, 1998 WY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DUMPING A LOAD, HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HOIST CYLINDER FAILED, ALLOWING THE BOX TO FREE FALL BACK TO THE FRAME, THUS JARRING THE OPERATOR'S BACK.

October 2, 1997 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

ONE OPERATOR WAS COMING UP A RAMP EMPTY. WE BELIEVE THAT THE LOADED SCRAPER COMING DOWN THE RAMPWAS GOING TOO FAST. IT CAME ACROSS THE CENTER STRIKING THE CAB ON OUR SCRAPER WITH HIS CAN. EXTE NSIVE DAMAGE TO OUR SCRAPER. THE DIRT RUN WAS SHUT DOWN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. NO MINE EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.

November 7, 1996 WY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

BOARDING LOCOMOTIVE TO TALK WITH LOCOMOTIVE OPERATOR AND BUFFET FORCE SURGED FORWARD AND I WAS ALMOST CAUGHT BETWEEN THEM. AS I PULLED OUT, MY RIGHT EAR WAS TORN.

October 4, 1996 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING SCRAPER. 2 HRS LATER COMPLAINEDOF NUMBNESS IN LEGS. AFTER EXTENSIVE MEDICAL EVALUATION, WAS DETERMINED ON 10/9/96 THAT EE HAD A RUPTURED DISC, HOWEEVER NO SPECIFIC CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED

May 30, 1995 WY · Coal weighman, scale person POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKING HAUL TRUCK TO SHOVEL SHOVEL HIT BACK END OF TRUCK JOLTING TRUCK STRAINING DRIVERS NECK

June 21, 1993 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE LOADING, HAUL TRUCK LURCHED AHEAD AS THE SHOVEL BUCKET TIPPED, CAUSINGTHE LOAD TO BE DISTRIBUTED MAINLY ON THE TAIL OF BOX. BOX ROSE UP AND DUMPED LOAD, DROPPING UNRESTRICTED ONTO TRUCK FRAME. TRUCK OPERATOR HIT HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL

November 15, 1989 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOING WALK AROUND INSPECTION OF TRUCK EMP STRUCK BY CHOCK BLOCK FROM ANOTHER TRUCK ANOTHER TRCUK BEING OPER IN AREA. TRUCK RAN OVER CHOCK BLOCK THE CHOCK BLOCK KICKED OUT FROM UNDER THE REAR DUAL TIRES STRIKING THE EMP ON HIS LEGS

December 15, 1987 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS OPER5TING A 651 SCRAPER HAULING OVERBURDEN FROM THE CUT TO THE DUMP. WHILE DUMPING HIS SCRAPER ON THE DUMP AT ABOUT 7 AM HE ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH AREA OF THE DUMP, STRUCK A ROCK OR A HOLE AND THE QU3CK MOVEMENT OF THE SCRAPER CAUSED HIM TO INJURE HIS BACK AND HOP AREA

July 23, 1987 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A FORKLIFT. WHILE OPERATING THE FORKLIFT EMPLOYEE PUSHED THE CONTROL LEVER DOWN. WHEN HE PUSHED DOWN THE CONTROL LEVER, HE DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT THUMB. EMPLOYEE ADVISE PERSONNEL THAT3THIS WAS A REINJURY.

June 30, 1987 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING3A 50 TON CATERPILLAR HAUL TRUCK, HAULING OVERBURDEN I.NAME GOT DUST A FOREIGN PARTICLE IN HIS RIGHT EYE

February 11, 1987 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by flying object

LEVEL-DRY ROAD-4IDTH FROM 87FT TO 108FT-16G BLADE WAS WORKING OUT SOFT SPOTS & ROCKS HAD A WINDROW NEAR MIDDLE OF ROAD SCRAPER #1715 WAS ON LEFT SIDE OF WINDOW CROSSED OVER WINDOW TO RT STGRU CK A ROCK WITH 5EFT FRONT TIRE-OPERATOR PANNED OUT SCRAPER-CUT HEAD & RT ELBOW-NO DAMAGE TO SCRAPER

January 24, 1987 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

SLICK SPOT ON D2WNHILL HAUL ROAD-AT THIS TIME, DAMAGE TO HAUL TRUCK IS MINIMAL AND DOWN TIME AND MECHANICAL CHECK OUT BY CATEPILLAR MECHANICS.HAUL TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN HILL HIT SLICK SPOT-STR UCK BERM WITH L9FT FRONT TIRE-SLID 180 DEGREES AND TILTED ONTO SAFETY BERM-COMING TO REST ON RIGHT SIDE.

December 14, 1986 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HAULING OVERBUR8EN INTO PIT BOTTOM HAUL TRUCK ENTERED CORNER WITH A LOAD ON AFTER ENTERING CORNER HE MUST HAVE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO FAST & APPLIED BRAKESS CAUSING TRUCK TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS RO ADS WERE GOOD A7 THE BEGINNING OF SHIFT BUT SUN CAME OUT & CAUSED THAWING & ROADS BECAME SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY

October 29, 1986 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADER LOADING 2AUL TRUCK WITH COAL.A PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM THE SIDE OF THE LOADER BUCKET.THE COAL HIT THE HAUL TRUCK WINDOW FRAME AND SHATTERED THE WINDOW OF THE HAUL TRUCK.AFTER SHATTERING THE WINDOW GLAS8 WENT INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK HITTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE OPERATOR.AFTER FIRST AID TREATMENT & PHYSICION'S EXAM.SOME SMALL GLASS PARTICLES WERE REMOVED FROM THE OPERATIONS

December 26, 1985 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Powder River Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

SEAT BELTS BEIN1 WORE WEATHER CLEAR AND SUNNY. HAUL ROAD, SINVERY GOOD CONDITION OPERATOR WAS COMING OUT OF PIT AROUND THE CURVE AND A WELD THAT HOLDS STEERING PIN IN BROKE. THE PIN FELL OUT AND SCRAPER WE3T OUT OF CONTROL. HE HIT THE BRAKES. AND DROPPED THE BUCKET THE IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SIDE WINDOW OF CAB.

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