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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 3, 1997 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Panther Creek Fuel Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BOLTS IN A LOOSE GRIZZLEY RAIL. HIS LEG SLIPPED BETWEEN TWO RAILS AND BRUISED HIS KNEE.

March 20, 1997 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Panther Creek Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MORNIGN EQUIPMENT INSPECTIONS. AFTER INSPECTING CONDITION OF HAZEMAG CRUSHER, EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT WHEN TURNING AWAY TO LEAVE AREA.

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