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Years on record: 1983–2026
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December 15, 1983 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Plateau Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

RERAILING LOCOMOTIVE IN TRACK ENTRY.BOTTOM WAS WET,POSITIONING JACK AND FEET SLIPPED CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.

June 2, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Plateau Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROBERT SLIFER CLIMBED THE LADDER ON THE FRONT END LOADER TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD OFF. HELOST HIS FOOTING AND BEGAN TO FALL. HE GRABBED ONTO A RUNG TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND PULLED A MUSCLE AND JOINT IN HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM.

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