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July 11, 1996 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Solar Sources Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

LAID DOWN HOT TOURCH, AS BENT OVER TO REMOVE BROKE BOLT, SLIPPED, LEANED BACK AND LAID HAND ON TOURCH.

September 28, 1992 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Solar Sources Inc · Fall from ladders

DISMANTLING A PORTABLE WASH PLANT.EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN LADDER TO SMALL CATWALK.THE LANDING BEHIND THE CATWALK HAD BEEN REMOVED BY THE EMPLOYEE EARLIER.HE STEPPED OFF THE LADDER TO WHERE THE LAND

February 21, 1991 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

STANDING BY CONVEYOR DISLODGING A PICE OF COAL SLIPPED HITTING RIGHT KNEE ON THE ANGLE IRON THAT HOLDS THE CONVEYOR IN PLACE AT WASH PLANT.

July 21, 1990 IN · Coal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING OFF THE SCALES ON DOWNGRADE ON LOOSE AND WET GRAVEL, SLIPPED AND HIS FOOT TWISTED UNDER HIM.

October 21, 1989 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING IN DOZER TO CHECK ANTIFREEZE HANDLE BORBROKE OFF FELL TO GROUND HITTING HEAD NTRACK AND TURNING L HAND BACKWARDS.

August 17, 1989 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO SCRAPER TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY STEPS WERE SLIPPERY AND WET,HIT CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL CAUSING HIM TO FRACTURE #3 AND 4 RIBS ON LEFT SIDE.

August 6, 1987 IN · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE HAD BEEN LOA8ING HOLES FOR BLASTING WHEN DISCHARGE SHOT EE JUMPED UNDER DRILL TO AVOID FLYROCK HAD IN RT HAND OWN PERSONAL KNIFE HE HAD BEEN USING TO CUT LEAD IN WIRE FROM ROLL DROPPED K NIFE AS APPROAC2ED DRILL LACERATED RT FOREARM AS ROLLED UNDER THE DRILL ON THE KNIFE. LACERATION REQUIRED 21 STITCHES.

April 7, 1987 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AT WASH PLANT, GREASING UPSTAIRS, TRIPPED OVER SLANTED BAR ON FLOOR AND FELL DOWN, INJURING ARM AND BACK. CAUSING SPRAIN AND CONTUSIONS TO RIGHT FOREARM AND CONTUSIONS TO BACK. 3

December 8, 1986 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

FUELING DOZER,L9FT LEG SLIPPED BETWEEN TRACK AND PUSH ARM,TWISTING KNEE.

August 27, 1984 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE SLIPPED GOING INTO PARTS TRAILER HE CUT HIS LEFT ARM AT THE WRIST JOINT.

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