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May 27, 2020 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Muhlenberg County Coal Company, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was rolling up the curtain in the #11 entry when they stepped in a hole and twisted left knee which caused them to fall. The Hospital determined that they had broken the left leg right below the left knee.

October 14, 2019 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Western Kentucky Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee attempted to step off of a spare belt tailpiece when EE put EE's foot on the ground, EE twisted EE's right knee. The incident occurred 10/14/2019 but did not start missing time until 02/03/2020

April 29, 2019 KY · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Employee was walking down steps in Prep Plant when ee slipped and tried to catch self and bent left wrist backwards. Employee did not miss a scheduled work day until 5/16/2019

February 1, 2019 KY · Coal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Western Kentucky Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was servicing man trips for the start of third shift, EE had just finished one and parked it in front of the bath house, when EE got out of the man trip and stepped on the gravel parking lot and twisted lower back. EE didn't start losing time until 03/18/2019.

July 20, 2018 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Western Kentucky Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was getting out of the ram car and felt some pain in left knee.

May 29, 2018 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
The Muhlenberg County Coal Company, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner was walking along travel way into crosscut when stepped off small mound of side of roadway, fell to ground, complained of lower lumbar back pain.

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