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739,488
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Years on record
1983–2026
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August 26, 1987 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Windber High Standard Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG MAINTENANCE ON DRAGLINE. HE SLIPPED OFF THE CATWALK, FELL TO TRACK, THEN TO GROUND HITTING HIS KNEE ON A ROCK.

January 19, 1987 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Windber High Standard Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WENT T2 GO DOWN THE STEPS OF DRAGLINE. THE FIRST STEP WAS ICY HE SLIPPED & FELL DOWN THE STEPS, HITTING HIS ELBOW ON THE LAST STEP.

September 26, 1986 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Windber High Standard Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS PUTTING3GEARDOPE ON DRAGLINE GEAR, WHEN HE JUMPED DOWN OFF THE WORKBENCH HE LANDED WRONG & JARRED HIS NECK

March 4, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Windber High Standard Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL IN HIS SERVICE TRUCK HE GOT DOWN OFF THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK &HIS FOOT TWISTED ON A PIECE OF FROZEN DIRT.

February 12, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Windber High Standard Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF HIS DOZER. HE SLIPPED OFF THE TRACKS BECAUSE OF SNOW & LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

January 26, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Windber High Standard Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING FROZEN COAL OFF THE BED OF A DUMP TRUCK. HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BED WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE STEP & FELL TO THE GROUND. LANDING ON HIS LEFT WRIST

December 20, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Windber High Standard Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHANGING OIL ON HIS DOZER HE WAS SQUATTING UNDER THE MACHINE HE TURNED AND PIVOTED ON HS FEET WHEN KNEE GAVE OUT

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