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September 27, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Riverway South Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Pulling 2 tanks oxygen/acetylene on cart when feet slipped out from underneath him, landing flat on back. Pain along lenth of spine.

November 4, 2002 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Riverway South Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING CHAIN FROM LOADER BUCKER WHEN STEPPED IN BUCKET WITH MUDDY BOOTS HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE BRUISING HIS RIBS & KIDNEY.

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