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December 22, 1989 IL · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE SLIPPED AS HE WAS WALKING ON SNOW AND ICE COVERED SURFACE EXPERINCING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

December 1, 1989 IL · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS PRESCHEDULED FOR VACATION FOR THE PERIOD 12-4-89 THRU THE END OF THE YEAR. EE SUGGEST SECTION D BE LEFT BLANK AT THIS TIME TO SEE IF INJURED WOULD BE DISABLED AFTER THE END OF HIS VACATION. SLIPPED EXPERIENCING BACK RIGHT HIP PAIN.

October 13, 1989 IL · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

AFTER REVIEWING MEDICAL EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-7-89, IT AHS BEEN DETERMINED THIS INCIDENT IS MSHA REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS MOUNTING A DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED INJURYING HIMSELF.

September 19, 1989 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 12-18-89 AS CONDITION CONTINUED TO WORSEN AND WAS PRESCRIBED A MEDICATION. MIDLAND RECEIVED BILLING AND DOCTORS RECORDS ON 12-20-89. IT WAS DETERMINED THIS DATE THAT THE INJURY IS MSHA REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE SLIPPED ON STEP FALLING DOWN.

September 8, 1989 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING.

July 5, 1989 IL · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THIS DATE THAT THIS INCIDENT HAS BECOME MSHA REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE FELL WHEN EARTHEN MATERIAL UNDER HIS FEET GAVE WAY WHILE STANDING ON A BERM. DISABILITY BEG AN 1-9-89. DISABILITY BEGAIN AGAIN 1-24-89. DISABILITY BEGAN AGAIN 7-5-89.

December 28, 1988 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE SLIPPED FALLING DOWN.

December 16, 1988 IL · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from piled material

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THIS DATE THAT THIS ACCIDENT HAS BECOME REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE FELL WHEN EARTHEN MATERIAL UNDER HIS FEET GAVE WAY WHILE STANDING ON A BERM.

July 30, 1988 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHAIN BROK CAUSING END OF DUMP ROPE TO SPRING BACK TOWARDS HIM AND AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE WAY HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

February 11, 1988 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HIS FEET SLIPPED AS HE WAS PREPARING TO DISMOUNT OFF A CRAWLER TRACTOR HE WAS HOLDING ONTO A HANDHOLD AT THE TIME WHICH PREVENTED HIS FALLING TO THE GROUND

January 25, 1988 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SOUGHT3MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 2-11-889 IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS OS A REPORTABLE INJURY. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A PLATFORM CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. I N THIS DECENT, 2E STRUCK HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE FUEL TANK.

June 16, 1987 IL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST THE EDGE OF A BASKET FOR A CENTRIFUGAL DRYER.

May 14, 1987 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED IN SOME3GREASE CARRYING A TOOL.

January 15, 1987 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE WAS SHOVELING COAL WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND IN DOPING SO, HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN.

December 29, 1986 IL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

... EMPL STEPPE8 ON MUD-COVERED OPENEING ON END LOADER FRAME AND HIS WEIGHT CAUSED IT TO GIVE WAY.

December 6, 1986 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A SCRAPER HE STEPPED INTO A RUT EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN TWISTING IT

November 29, 1986 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE SLIPPED OFF A LADDER STEP DROPPING DOWN TO THE STEP BELOW EXPERIENCING LEFT SHOULDER PAIN.

October 30, 1986 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

DISABILITY BEGA3 1-6-87. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE STEPPED ON A ROLL OF MUD AS HE DISMOUNTED FROM THE DRAGLINE.

March 15, 1986 IL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

ON 1-15-87 IT W5S DETERMINED THIS ACCIDENT REPORTABLE BASED ON MSHA'S REPORT ON 30 CFR PART 50, 12-86. HE REPORTED HE STEPPED FROM CATWALK TO SECOND STEP ON STAIRWAY (SKIPPING FIRST STEP) AND IN DOING SO, EX1ERIENCED BACK PAIN

December 17, 1985 IL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE SLIPPED ON ICE & SNOW IN PARKING LOT & AS HE FELL HE ATTEMPTED TO BRACE THE FALL WITH HIS LEFT ARM

December 17, 1985 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STATED3AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM TRACTOR, HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM ON THE SNOW COVERED ICY GROUND CAUSING HIM TO FALL FLAT ONTO HIS BACK.

April 11, 1985 IL · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS LIFTING ENGINE HOOD WHEN HE STEPPED AND SLIPPED FALLING DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE HOOD FELL ON HIM. DISABILITY BEGAN 04/17/85.

January 9, 1985 IL · Coal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM PICK-UP TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON ICY SURFACE INJURING RIGHT FOOT

June 26, 1984 IL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED CLIMBED UP ONTO 3 SWING MOTOR CASE TO REMOVE SOME COVERS. HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE SWING CASE ONTO A ROUND METAL COVER. THE COVER TIPPED LETTING THE MAN LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE FALL HE LANDED FLAT ON HIS BACK.

March 19, 1984 IL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT WHILE GOING DOWN METAL STEPS IN THE DRAW OFF TUNNEL, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED HE LANDED ON THE METAL STEPS WITH HIS BUTTOX CAUSING A STRAIN TO LOWER SPINE

December 29, 1983 IL · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS FOOR IN LOADOUT BUILDING TO HANG UP WELDING LEADS HE HAD BEEN USING. HE CLAIMS AS HE WALKED ACROSS THE FLOOR BOTH HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL ONT O THE FLOOR

January 1, 1983 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELL OFF A BOLT BIN AND STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST A PROPEL GEAR CASE ON THE 2560 DRAGLINE THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN RIB HE REFUSED TREATMENT AT THAT TIME HOWEVERE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM THE NEXT DAY

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