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February 15, 1994 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE EE WAS OPERATING LOADER HE TWISTED BACK. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT LOST TIME STARTED ON JULY 20.

January 8, 1994 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS GTTING OFF OF DRAGLINE & SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED GROUND. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LOST TIME STARTED ON NOVEMBER 10, 1994.

February 1, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE BACKED TRUCK UNDER LOADER BUCKET WHICH WAS LOADED WITH ROCK. A ROCK FELL OFF THE LOADER BUCKET LANDED ON CAT WALK OF TRUCK ROCK BOUNCED & BROKE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME OR TREATMENT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT LOST TIME STARTED ON 9/27/93 WHEN EMPLOYEE ENTERED HOSPITAL.

February 3, 1992 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS MOVING STEEL AND WAS STRUCK WITH A PIECE OF 3" ANGLE CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE ARCH BONE TO HIS LEFT FOOT. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINER'S EFFICIENCY, SKILLS AND TRAINING.

September 26, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS HELPING DO REPAIR WORK ON A BULLDOZER & WAS USING A 3/4IN DRIVE RACHET REACHET SLIPPED PINCHING HIS RT FOREFINGER BETWEEN RACHEET HANDLE & DOZER TRACKS CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RT FOREFINGER THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINER EFFICIENCY SKILLS & TRAINING

September 26, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ ORIGINALLY NO LOST TIME-BEGAN 10-3-90.REPAIRING RR TRACKS.INJ USING PICK REMOVING DIRT FROM AROUND TRACK AREA.PICK EMBEDDED IN DIRT AND REMOVING PICK.THE PICK HANDLE STRUCK INJ IN TESTICLE S,ACCIDENT NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY/TRAINING

July 9, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE DESCENDING A BULLDOZER THE INJURED SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY TRACKS OF THE BULLDOZER & FELL INJURING THE LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT HIP

January 11, 1988 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

THE INJURED WAS3DESCENDING LADDER OF A FRONTEND LOADER HIS HAND SLIPPED HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FEELL HITTING PART OF MACHINE & GROUND AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING INJURY TO HIS NOSE & BACK THIS ACC IDENT IS NOT D6E TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS & TRAINING

July 28, 1987 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED WAS3PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS AN OILER ON THE DRAGLINE AND AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY, THE DRAGLINE WAS SHUT DOWN FOR OILING AND GREASING.IN THE PROCESS OF GREASING, HE PUT HIS KNEE DOWN ON THE FLO2R ON TOP OF A CRESCENT WRENCH, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE INJURY OF WATER ON THE KNEE.THIS ACCIDENT NOT DUE TO MINER'S EFFICIENCY,SKILLS AND TRAINING.

June 16, 1987 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

THE INJ WAS HEL1ING REPAIRMAN PUT INTO SERVICE A 2400 DRAGLINE AND WHILE WORKING ON BACK OF DRAGLINE HE STEPPED BACKWARD AND FELL AGAINST THE SAFETY CABLE AND THE SNAP SECURING THE CABLE BRAKE INJ FELL TO THE3GROUND APPROX 12 FT AND HIT RT SIDE. THIS ACCIDENT NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKLLS OR TRAINING

July 19, 1985 PA · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WORKS AS A COAL DRILL HELPER. THROUGH ROUTINE JOB DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OCCUPATION A HERNIA DEVELOPED.

July 10, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS GETTING DOWN FROM PARKED BULLDOZER AND HE JUMPED A SLIGHT DISTANCE AND WRENCHED HIS BACK

May 1, 1985 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE DOOR TO THE CAB OF THE DRAGLINE WAS CLOSED ON THE INJURED EMPLOYEES FINGER RESULTING IN CONTUSION. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING.

April 19, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING BULLDOZER AND SLIPPED ON THE TRACK OF THE BULLDOZER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

November 8, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

INJ WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD ON HIS ROCK TRUCK AND WAS WALKING ON CAT WALK TO GET BACK INTO ROCK TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF ROCK TRUCK

November 2, 1984 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS DESCENDING DRAGLINE TO GET OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TRACK OF DRAGLINE AND FELL TO G ROUND AND LANDING ON RT ANKLE RESULTING IN SLIGHTLY SPRAINED ANKLE THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING

September 26, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

INJ WAS PICKING BONEY AND LUMP OF COAL ROLLED ONTO HIS HAND THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING

June 28, 1984 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS HELPING DO REPAIR ON DRAGLINE & WAS USING A BAR TO TURN SWING DRUM. BAR SLIPPED & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST CAUSING INJURY TO THE RT WRIST.

January 24, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE INJURED WAS CARRYING EMPTY BARREL ACROSS EQUIPMENT PARKING AREA THE INJURED SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL, INJURING THE LIGAMENTS OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE

December 8, 1983 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

THE INJURED WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD ON HIS ROCK TRUCK AND WAS WALKING ON CATWALK TO GET BACK INTO ROCK TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF ROCK TRUCK THIS INJURY WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING

December 3, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING ONTO BULLDOZER,SLIPPED ON TRACKS AND TWISTED HIS BACK,RESULTING IN LOWER BACK STRAIN.

October 6, 1983 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

THE INJURED WAS DESCENDFING HIS ROCK TRUCK TO REPLACE OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND FRACTURING HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG AND BRUISING HIS LEFT HEEL THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS E FFICIENCY SKILLS AND TRAINING

February 11, 1983 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Northern Counties Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HEATING INLET TO WATER PUMP WITH PROPANE TORCH AND BATTERY EXPLODED.

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