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November 8, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Madison Branch Management Inc · Fall from machine

WHLE CLIMBING UPON 6061 ROCK TRUCK EMPLOYEE HURTING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE LADDER RUG.

October 13, 1993 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Madison Branch Management Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BLASTER WAS WIRING UP A SHOT. HE STEPPED IN A BOREHOLE COVERED BY MUD. LEFT FOOT WENT IN HOLE, BENDING IT BACKWARDS AND TWISTING IT. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED.

May 12, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Madison Branch Management Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING EUCLID R-50 WATER TRUCK. PULLED MUSCLE IN KNEE. NO SCRAPES OR ABRASION O SURFACE, KNEE SWELLING.

January 6, 1993 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Madison Branch Management Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING AREA FROM MY TRUCK AND STEPPED IN A HOLE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER DARK BUT THE PARKING LOT IS WELL LIGHTED WITH A LIGHT PLANT. THE PARKING AREA WAS BEING RESURFACED WITH ROCK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

August 18, 1992 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Madison Branch Management Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE CARRYING A BAG FLOCKALANT TO THE MIXING STATION THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY THE SEPARATORS AND STEPPING OVER AN EXISTING 12" PIPE, SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AND FELL BACKWARDS.

July 6, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Madison Branch Management Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WORKING ON VIBERATORS WALKED AROUND ON BEAM EMP SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS R SIDE OF BEAM

March 25, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hudson Coal Company · Fall from machine

GETTING OFF DOZER,SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG.

April 3, 1987 KY · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Elk Creek Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING A SURVEY ROD AND WALKING DOWN SIDE OF MOUNTAIN. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN SNOW AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

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