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June 21, 1990 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jader Fuel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO PIT TRUCK, STANDING ON CATWALK SCRAPER ACCIDENTLY HIT CAT WALK OF TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSOE BALANCE, EMPLOYEE GRABBED HOLD OF DOOR TO P REVENT FALLING.

May 1, 1988 IL · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Jader Fuel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOKING UP AT CONVEYOR BELT FELT SOMETHING FALL IN EYE.

October 6, 1987 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jader Fuel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

RUNNING SCRAPER3AND GOT FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.

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