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October 19, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lobb Mining Company · Fall from machine

WORKING ON TRANSMISSION OF CAT DOZER SLIPPED ON RIPPER SURFACE LANDED ON LEFT SIDE TWISTING BACK AND RIBS.

April 5, 1989 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Lobb Mining Company · Drowning

A COAL TRUCK APPEARED TO DRIVE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF A BRIDGE OVERTURNING AND LANDING ON ITS TOP IN A CREEK THE DRIVER WAS STILL IN THE CAB THE CORONER RULED DEATH BY DROWNING DRIVER EMPLOYED BY BRINK TRUCKING

April 28, 1988 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lobb Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REPAIRING SCREENER IFTING IT UP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN NECK AND BACK.

May 20, 1985 PA · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Lobb Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A GRADER LEVELING OFF DIVERSION DITCHES FOR RECLAMATION FRADER RAN OUT OF FUEL AND WHEN MOTOR STOPPED HE LOST CONTROL NO BRAKES NO STEERING ETC. WHNE EMPLOYEE SAW HE WAS L OSING CONTROL HE JUMPED OFF BEFORE MACHINE STARTED MOVING FAST IN PROCESS OF JUMPING EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED HE HAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF LEFT LEG RT ABOVE ANKLE AND HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN HIS LE

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