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August 22, 2010 TN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was taking a pipe apart above clean coal screen on 3rd Floor. Twisted left knee stepping down off screen. Knee swelled up over night and he couldn't put much weight on it the next day.

May 1, 2010 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking from Section Power Center to the Roof Bolting Machine slipped and fell twisting left leg at knee

April 6, 2010 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Reporting due to Part 50 Audit. Employee was walking down a steep hill and lost footing falling down twisting left leg. Employee sought medical treatment, returned to work the following day, missed 5 total days and eventually had Orthoscopic Knee Surgery on 6/4/2010. Returned to work 6/7/2010

January 8, 2010 TN · Coal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

Injured person was pulling on a sheet of plastic to cover hay stack, when tension released on plastic, causing injured to fall striking elbow on metal culvert band. No lacerations reported only bruising. Entire body struck ground.

July 28, 2009 TN · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

Walking beside 002 sec head drive, tripped and fell into the main line belt hurting his lower back and right arm and elbow.

July 15, 2009 TN · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped off of scoop and crilled ankle and broke it on left foot.

April 8, 2009 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

Running high voltage cable down belt, The cable knoted up and pulled off belt and pinned victim agains the coal rib bruised lower back.

February 23, 2009 TN · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Victim was pulling the miner cable ( cutting slack) when he lost his footing and slipped and fell. He hit on his left side hip or back causing a bruise or hurting of some type.

August 20, 2007 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped off back of mechanic's truck and turned body before picking foot up and twisting knee.

February 14, 2007 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Fall from machine

EE was scraping ice from windshield, EE slipped on catwalk and fell to the ground from the cat walk, on the 777 Cat Dump Truck.

November 19, 2005 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Fall from machine

Employee was getting off a dozer, slip and fell causing a fracture to rt hand.

August 11, 2004 TN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GREASING EQUIPMENT EMPLOYEE STATES HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HIS KNEE WAS SWOLLEN AND SORE.

July 1, 2004 TN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE WHILE CLEANING HYDRO-CYCLONE IN PREP. PLANT. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7/01/04, EE SOUGHT TREATMENT IN AUGUST.

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