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February 13, 2007 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee parked the end-dump truck he was operating and was walking to his personal vehicle. He slipped on the snow and fell on his left wrist in the parking area of a surface mine site.

December 14, 2006 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee had dismounted a bull dozer and slipped on some frosty grass falling on his right side.

August 11, 2006 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from ladders

Employee was repairing a cable on the coal chute at the river docks when then ladder slipped causing the employee to fall on his left foot.

April 3, 2006 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was checking fluid levels on a O&K hydralic shovel, when he slipped and fell against his left wrist, spraining it.

January 25, 2006 OH · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE was assisting a mechanic working on a D-10 dozer. As the EE was climbing up to the cab he grabbed a floorboard laying on teh track and lost his balance falling backward on his left hip.

September 9, 2005 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was dismounting a cat d-11 dozer when his right foot slipped off the push arm causing him to slip and wrench injured his back.

August 18, 2005 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was stepping from a d9 dozer track to the lube truck when his right foot slipped off the edge and employee's right leg slipped between the bump and tracks.

March 10, 2005 OH · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was climbing on the backhoe when his foot slipped and he fell on his side on the tracks of the backhoe.

February 21, 2005 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Mechanic was unloading a water pump with a mechanic's truck and hydraulic crane. When the mechanic set the pump down he slipped on the mud and caught his left hand in the lift bar on the pump and smashed his finger.

October 13, 2004 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A ROLL OFF TRUCK BED WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STARTED TO FALL. HE GRABBED THE HAND HOLD WITH HIS LEFT ARM, CAUSING A BAD SPRAIN.

March 30, 2004 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A SCRAPER IN THE RAIN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND SHOULDER.

January 28, 2004 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TRK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED ICE AND FELL AGAINST THE LEFT FRONT TIRE.

February 5, 2003 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS ADDING OIL TO A TRANSMISSION ON A KOMASTUDOZER. AS HE STEPPED BACKWARD TO DISMOUNT THE DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TRACK WHICH WAS SNOWCOVERED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

April 25, 2002 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE DOZER HE WAS GOING TO OPERATE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE WET TRACK FROM RAIN. AS HE STARTED TO FALL HE GRABBED THE HAND RAIL AND JERKED HIS BACK.

April 21, 2001 OH · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A AREA TO PUT TOPSOIL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN TOPSOIL CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT CALF AREA OF HIS LEG.

April 12, 2000 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

March 25, 2000 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE SCRAPER HE WAS OPERATING WHEN HE FELL ON HIS KNEES. HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK A ROCK INJURING HIS KNEE.

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