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March 5, 1998 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Pbs Coals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A WELDER BY HOLDING A METAL PLATE IN PLACE. SLAG FROM WELDING FELL INTO BOOT.

July 16, 1997 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR TWISTED BACK WHILE REFUELING DOZER.

April 24, 1997 PA · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED, A MECHANIC, WAS INSTALLING THE CAB ON THE MACHINE. IN ALIGNING THE BOLT HOLES, HE LIFTED ONE CORNER OF CAB BY HAND, RESULTING IN A MUSCLE STRAIN AT LEFT SIDE GROIN AREA.

April 7, 1997 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP WAS WALKING ON DOZER AREA NEAR DRAGLINE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON ROUGH WALK AREA.

November 2, 1996 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Pbs Coals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING AS A MECHANIC TO REPAIR A STEERING ROD. THERE WAS BURNIGN INVOLVED IN THE REPAIR. THE EMPLOYEE FORGET ABOUT THE BURING AND PUT HIS HAND ON HOT METAL AS HE GOT UP.

August 1, 1996 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS REPARING A PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED ANDFELL.

July 25, 1996 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EMP STEPPED FROM LUBE AND OIL DOCK ONTO PUSH ARMOF DOZER. SLIPPED AND SPRAINED ANKLE.

February 28, 1996 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PUMP CLAIMED HAND INJURIY SEVERAL DAYS LATER. EMPLOYEE KNEW OF ACCIDENT ONLY FROM HOSPITAL BILLS.

December 11, 1995 PA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING POWER CABLE FOR A DRAGLINE,EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS ANKLE AND TWISTED ANKLE.

December 1, 1995 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING NEAR A TIRE TRUCK, WHENA CHAIN SLIPPED AND HIT HIS ARM & SHOULDER.

November 28, 1995 PA · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING ON TRACK COVERED LOAD OUT AREA. EE STEPPED OVER RAIL COVERED WITH SNOW, AND STEPPED BETWEEN SNOW COVERED RAILROAD TIES INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED RT KNEE.

September 8, 1995 PA · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING BRAKING SYSTEM ON A RAIL CAR WHEN THE BRAKE WHEEL FROZE WITH EXTREME PRESSURE TO TURN BRAKE WHEEL EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL APP 10 FEET

August 10, 1995 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING ROCKS FROM ADDCAR WHEN LARGE ROCKS FELL ON THE ADDCAR IN BY THE ONE THEY WERE CLEANING. THIS THREW THE TWO MEN TO THE PIT FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURED ELBOW ON ON E AND A FRACTURED WRIST ON THE OTHER.

August 10, 1995 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

TWO EE WERE REMOVING ROCKS FROM ADDCAR WHEN LARGE ROCKS FELL ON THE ADDCAR INBY THE ONE THEY WERE CLEANING. THIS THREW THE TWO MEN TO THE PIT FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURED ELBOW ON ONE WAY AN D A FRACTURED WRIST ON THE OTHER.

March 29, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING A MEDIUM SIZED ROCK FROM PUSH ARM OF A D-11 DOZER WHEN THE ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF LEFT FOOT, SMALL BONE.

March 11, 1995 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CABLE ON LEGGING, WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO HAMMER IN CABLE IN SLEAVE GROVE AND STRCK FINGER.

February 28, 1995 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD AS HE WAS DESCENDING STEPS FROM CABLE REEL.

January 11, 1995 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CUT MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND WHILE CUTTING METAL. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT TO COMPANY ACCIDENT IN A REASONABLE TIME TO FILE 7000-1.

December 6, 1994 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM CENTER STRAP OF ROW COAL SCREEN WHEN THE HAND TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED

November 18, 1994 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ADJUSTING FRICTION BEND ON 7400 DRAGLINE WHEN TOOL SLIPPED AND HIS EE ABOVE EYE.

October 31, 1994 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A PIN FROM BUCKET OF DEMAG WHWN PIN CAME THROUGH OTHER OUTLET STRIKING EMPLOYEE AT RIGHT SIDE OF EAR & HEAD AREA.

October 19, 1994 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING AND TURNING AT THE SAME TIME A BOX OF WELDING RODS.

October 4, 1994 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYE EWAS STEPPING UP ON THE TILT BED OF A ROLL BACK TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS CHIN.

September 14, 1994 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Pbs Coals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS BURNING A BEARING WHEN HE RECEIVE A PUNCTURE WOUND FROM HOT METAL.

September 7, 1994 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING REPAIR A 637 PAN WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACKAREA.

August 29, 1994 PA · Coal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING COAL SAMPLES FOR TESTING, AS HE LIFTED SAMPLE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN.

July 27, 1994 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING CRIB BLOCKS TO UNLOAD DRAGLINE FROM TRAILER.

July 25, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SLEDGING A PIN FROM BUCKET OF MACHINE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

July 21, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EE SLIPPED FROM STABLIZIER BAR OF D-11 DOZER AS HE DISMOUNTED SLIPPED BACKWARD APP ELEVATION OF 3INCH INTO FUEL TRUCK CONTRIBUTING FRACTORS WERE RAIN COMBINED WITH MUD MAKING A SLIP HAZARD.

July 20, 1994 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING A PIN FROM FRAME ON SET UP OF A COAL SCREEN-SCREEN WAS UNDER SOME PRESSURE WHEN EE REMOVED PIN UNIT SLID FORWARD CAUSING PINCH POINT AND CUTTING HAND.

July 18, 1994 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EE CLIMBED OUT ON TO DANGER DETERATED MID LEVEL FLOOR TO RETRIEVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES THAT HE DROPPED FROM FLOOR ABOVE STAIRWAY WAS RENAMED FROM AREA TO ELIMINATE ACCESS AREA TO FLOOR-EE CRAWLE D UPON I BEAM AND FELL TO FLOOR BELOW ONCE HE GOON THE DANGER AREA FLOOR.

July 11, 1994 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR OF ROCK TRUCK DETERIOTED BACK UP BERMS BY PULLING ROCK TRUCK TO NEAR EDGE OF DUM POINT. TRUCK WENT OVER DUMP AREA DUE TO OPERATOR IMPROPERLY EXAMINING DUMP AREA.

May 24, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE ASSISTING INT HE MOVE OF A LEVEL WIND BAR.

December 29, 1993 PA · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

A CRAIN HAD PASSED OVER A SMAEVY AREA PACKING THE SNOW WITH THE COLD TEMP AND WINDS THIS AREA TURNED TO ICE. THE EE WAS WALKING ACROSS CRANE ROADWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURY LEFT LEG AN KLE AREA.

November 24, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS DESCENDING FROM MACHINE AND LOST HAND GRIP FALL APP. 9' TO GROUND.

November 2, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING PLATE INSIDE A DRAGLINE TUB - PLATE BROKE IN CENTER AND CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE.

October 26, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FRICTION BAND WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

October 4, 1993 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

BRUISED BACK AREA WHILE OPERATING PAN.

September 20, 1993 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SPRAYS ON COAL TABLE, SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND(PALM AREA).

September 14, 1993 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING ON A WATER PUMP AND FELL FROM PUMP.

August 12, 1993 PA · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler OTHER
Pbs Coals Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM BACK HOE TO SHOP WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN WAS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEMS THAT WERE NOT JOB RELATED.

August 9, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELP LEFT A ENGINE PART TO THE GROUND SLIPPED & SCRAPER THE TIBIA BONE AREA RT LEG 6 STITCHES TO EFFECTED AREA

July 30, 1993 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TURBO WITH A PIPE & FELT LOWER BACK PAIN.

July 29, 1993 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Pbs Coals Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING WOOD WHEN A YELLOW JACKET BEE LANDED NEAR EYE AREA AND STUNG EMPLOYEE 3 TIMES.

July 20, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING HIMSELF ONTO A D-9N DOZER TO REFUEL THE DOZER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH AREA.

May 7, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING OFF LUBRICATION TRUCK AND CAUGHT BUTTOCK ON DOOR.

February 17, 1993 PA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING SMALL MOTOR ON OPEN AIR GATE FEED, WHEN MOTOR FELL ON SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

February 12, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS TIGHTENING MAST PIVOT MOUNTING BOLTUSING 3/4" RATCHET AND CHEADER BAR AND OVER-EXERTION CAUSING A TEAR IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN MUSCLE.

January 27, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE LOST FEELING IN LEFT AND RIGHT HAND.

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