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April 17, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Fall onto or against objects

THE EMP WAS REP5IRING A SUMP PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE PUMP FRAME

March 13, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

AS THE EE WAS G9TTING OFF HIS JEEP HE HIT HIS LOWER LEFT LEG ON A STEEL POST ON THE BACK OF THE JEEP.

February 19, 1986 PA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACKING A3RUBBER TIRE BATTERY OPERATED TRACTOR THE EMPLOYE CAUGHT HIS KNEE BETWEEN THE ROOF AND HIS MACHINE

February 4, 1986 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS DRIVING3A S&S BATTERY POWERED TRACTOR AND PULLED OFF THE TRAVELWAY TO LET ANOTHER JEEP PASS. THE TIRE OF THE SECOND JEEP HIT A POST WHICH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT

January 20, 1986 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING THE M ANTRIP INTO THE MINE THE S&S BATTERY OPERATED TRACTOR RAN OVER APROP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT THE ROOF.

December 31, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS UNLOADI3G BAGS OF LIME BY HAND FROM A T R AILER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE INJURING HIS RIGHT SIDE

December 9, 1985 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL DESCENDING3SIDE LADDER ON TRAILER OF TRUCK.HE SLIPPED AS HE WAS DESCENDING.

October 30, 1985 PA · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glen Irvan Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ONTO THE BELT WHILE SHOVELING HE TWISTED HIS BACK

October 28, 1985 PA · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE LO LO BELT AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE.

October 21, 1985 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE FRONT OF THE S & S BATTERY OPERATED TRACTOR THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP AND CAUSHT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE ROOF

September 17, 1985 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SKID TO BE LOADED WITH BELT STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE JEEP HE WAS OPERATING AND THE SKID.

August 21, 1985 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE MINE ON A JEEP. THE JEEP WENT OVER A PROP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE UP AND HIT THE ROOF WITH HIS LEFT KNEE.

August 15, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ON TO THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE REACHED UNDER THE BELT AND HIS LEFT ARM WAS CAUGHT BY A ROLLER.

August 6, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck by falling object

A ROCK OF APPROXIMATELY 5 TONS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE WLL AND PINNED THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE LOADER WHILE HE WAS GREASING THE MACHINE

July 25, 1985 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED SCRATCHED HIS LEG AND GOT CAUSTIC SODA IN THE SCRATCH

July 1, 1985 PA · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMP WAS DRIVING A JEEP LOADED WITH SUPPLIES INTO THE MINE, A PIN ON THE SUPPLY JEEP ROLLED AND PINNED THE FIRST FINGER R HAND AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND CUT THE FINGER, 12 STITCHES REQUIR ED TO CLOSE THE WOUND

May 15, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS ADJUSTING BELT AND ROLLERS WHILE BELT WAS OFF.THE BLOCKING SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE BELT CAUSING THE SLACK TO BE TAKEN UP AND HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEM THE BELT AND ROLLERS.

April 10, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP A JEEP TO PULL OUT A DISABLED JEEP. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP THE DISABLED JEEP IT DRIFTED BACK AND HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOTH JEEPS.

January 10, 1985 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO GET DOWN FROM ROCK TRUCK HE GRABBED SUPPORTS ON LADDER AND PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON LADDER RUNGS. HE SLIPPED ON RUNGS AND HIS RIGHT LEG STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE LADDER.

November 15, 1984 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Fall from machine

WAS GETTING OFF D9 DOZER TO CHECK WORK AREA SLIPPED ON TRACK ONE LEG WENT OVER PUSH ARM ONE STAYED ON TRACK

September 14, 1984 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PURRING LOW BELT STRUCTURE TOGETHER USING A COME-A-LONG. THE CABLE ON THE COME-A-LONG BROKE AND STRUCK INDIVIDUAL ON THE NOSE.

August 19, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WAS ENROUTE TO PRIVATE OWNED VEHICLE AFTER FINISHING WORK SHIFT. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE SIDE OF A TIMBER CAR THAT WAS SITTING IN THE LOT NEAR INDIVIDUALS VEHICLE.

August 12, 1984 PA · Coal loader head operator, roscoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WAS HELPING REMOVE SCREEN AT PICKING TABLE. SCREEN WAS BEING REPAIRED (WELDED) AND PIECES OF USED ROD WEEK BY THE SCREEN. INDIVIDUAL SLIPPED WHILE REMOVING SCREEN AND LEFT HAND WAS PUNCURTED SLIGHLY BY A PIECE OF USED WILDING ROD.

May 11, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS ROCK DUSTING MINE HIT RIGHT ANKLE ON ROCK DUSTER

March 21, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Fall from machine

WAS DISMOUNTING FROM D9 DOZER & SLIPPED ON TRACKS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND & HIS THUMB TWISTED CAUSING LIGAMENTS & TENDONS TO BE SRETCHED AND TORN

January 26, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON SIDE OF TRUCK, LADDER HAD FROST ON RUNGS AND THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE STOPPED HIMSELF BY GRABBING THE RUNGS, HE FELT A PULLING IN HIS NECK. T HIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED BY EMPLOYEE UNTIL 3-6-84. LOST TIME STARTED ON 2-24-84.

August 29, 1983 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glen Irvan Corp · Fall from machine

CLEANING SIDE MIRROR ON TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND JUMPED TO GROUND 3\.

August 29, 1983 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDERNEATH CONVEYOR BELT,HIT HAND ON METAL SUPPORT WHILE USING SHOVEL.

March 21, 1983 PA · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

WAS OPERATING A JEEP AND TAKING SUPPLIES INTO MINE, MOVED LEFT HAND ACROSS BODY OF JEEP, SCRAPED HAND ON ROUGH METAL.

February 7, 1983 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL AWAY FROM UNDER HEAD OF BELT SLEEVE OF RT ARM GOT CAUGHT ON WOVEN WIRE INDIVIDUAL REACHED OVER W/LEFT HAND TO RELEASE WIRE WHILE HOLDING SHOVEL IN RT HAND SHOVEL SLIPPE D AND GOT CAUGHT ON BELT ROLLER AND PULLED RT ARM INTO ROLLER

February 4, 1983 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

INDIVIDUAL WAS NEAR CONVEYOR BELT ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED ROLLER UNDER BELT AND HAND SLIPPED UNDER THE BELT BREAKING INDIVIDUALS THUMB

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