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THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALK OUT OF THE SHOWER WHEN HE STUBBED HIS GREATER TOE ON A STEP
WALKING TO CONT MINER STEPPED O;N CABLE FELL ON L HIP
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO INJURE HIS WRIST.
THE INDIVIDUAL WS WALKING WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL AND HURT HIS WRIST.
WHILE SHOVELING MUD THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON THE SHOVEL WHICH HE HAD PREVIOUSLY DROPPED.
WALKING IN MUD,TWISTED ANKLE
TWISTED KNEE WHEN STEPPING IN HOLE IN ROADWAY. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME LOST TIME UNTIL 7/1/91 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK BY DR TO HAVE SURGERY DONE TO KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL. HE GRABBED THE ROOF BOLTER AND TWISTED HIS WRIST AS HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL.
THE EE WAS WALKING FROM THE PARKING LOT. HE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE BROKE HIS FALL BY PLACING HIS LEFT HAND BACK TO CATCH HIMSELF.
THE EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A TRACTOR WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE TWISTING HIS ANKLE AND FALLING TO THE GROUND.
SHOVELING LOOSE COAL LOST FOOTING AND TWISTED KNEE
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING FROM THE MANTRIP WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE METAL GRATING AT THE DOORWAY. HE FELL DOWN ON THE FLOOR STRIKING HIS HEAD.
THE MAN WAS BENDING PINS FOR THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STEPPED BACK INTO A RUT AND SLIPPED TWISTING HIS ANKLE
THE VICTIM WAS WALKING THROUGH A SILTED PUMP AREA TO INSTALL A PIPE LINE. IN THE PROCESS HE GOT STUCK. IN TRYING TO GET OUT HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
THE VICTIM WAS HANGING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE ON "J" HOOKS WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INDUVAUL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ADJUSTING A NEW COAL ASH ANGLER. HE STEPPED OFF INTO AN OPEN AREA. WHEN HE FELL HE STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS LEFT ARM. HE WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD ST YITCHES APPLIED.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CHANGING A ROLLER ON THE SLOPE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A AREA OF ICE. HE HIT THE BELT FRAME WITH THE UPPER PART OF HIS BODY.
THE VICTIM WAS LIFTING THE MINER CABLE WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE THRUSTING HIS BACK.
THE MAN WAS GOING TO GET ON THE SLOPE BRAKE CAR TO TAKE EMPTY FLAT CARS FROM THE MINE. HE SLIPPED AND TRIED TO GRAB ONTO THE BRAKE CAR WHICH HAD A SHARP PIECE OF METAL PROTRUDING THEREBY CUTTING THE PALM OF HIS HAND REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.
HANGING MESSENGER WIRE.ITEM STANDING ON SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL.DIDNT LOSE WORKTIME UNTIL 7-13-88 WHEN HE REPORTED TO CO DR.
VICTIM WAS MOVING A MINER CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED IN A WET & MUDDY AREA INJURING HIS BACK
INDIVIDUAL WAS STEPPING OFF LADDER ONTO TOP OF A OFFICE THE LADDER SLIPPED AWAY CAUSING THE INDIVIDUAL TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE & FELL TO THE FLOOR
VICTIM WAS WALKING ALONGSIDE OF THE BELT WHEN H E STEPPED IN MUDDY AREA AND INJURED HIMSELF
THE VICTIM WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND WRENCHING HIS BACK.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A SLICK AREA AND INJURED HIS RT LEG
INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS HE TRIPPED ON STEPS LEADING TO THE PARKING LOT AFTER WORK HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO ANY SUPERVISOR AS PER COMPANY REGULATIONS THIS CLAIMED ACCIDENT IS BEING REPORTED UNTIMELY BECAUSE CONTACT COULD NOT BE MADE WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL WHO WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND LATER TO THE COMPANY DR
THE INJURED MAN WAS STANDING ON A LADDDER RETRIEVING FIRE EXTINUISHER LABELS FROM A SHELF APPROX. 7 FEET HIGH. AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF LADDER HE SLIPPED ON 3RD STEP FROM FLOOR, FELL BACKW ARDS, AND TRIED TO BREAK THE FALL WITH HIS HANDS.
POWER TO FAN WA8 OFF, LOCKED & TAGGED OUT. FAN BLADES HAD BEEN CHANGED & COVER WAS REINSTALLED & WAS BEING RETIGHTENED. THE VICTIMS FOOTING SLIPPED FROM THE WET & MUDDY SURFACE. AS HE REACH ED TO GAIN HIS 6ALANCE HE HIT THE FAN BLADE WITH A BAR HE HAD IN HIS HAND. THE BAR KICKED BACK HITTING HIS FINGER. SEVEN (7) SUTURES WERE APPLIED TO FINGER.
THE MAN WAS REP2RTING FOR WORK. AS HE WAS WALKING TO THE CHANGE ROOM HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ICE OUTSIDE THE DOOR TO THE LAMP ROOM CAUSING HIM TO DO THE SPLITS. HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK 01/26 /88 AND RELEASE8 TO RETURN TO W ORK ON 01/27/88 HIS FIRST DAY BACK TO HIS REGULAR JOB WAS /1/27/88.
VICTIM WAS GETT3NG INTO THE 10 TON LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE STUMBLED AND HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST THE CONTROLLER THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN OFF OF WORK ON 1-18-88 BY THE DR THIS BECAME LOST TIME AS OF THIS DATE 3
THE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE SHOP DOORS WHEN HE STEPPED INTO AN UNCOVERED PIPE ACCESS HOLE. THERE BY SPRAINING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
THE VICTIM WAS 5IFTING THE MINER CABLE ONTO THE MACHINE WHEN THE CABLE HE WAS LIFTING BECAME ENTANGLED WITH HIS RT LEG CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
THE VICTIM WAS 4ALKING FROM THE PARKING 10 AND TO THE STAIRS HE SLIPPED ON SNOW PACKED ROAD. HE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS BACK AND HIP.
INSTALLING PIPE FROM WATER PUMP WHILE HOLDING THE PIPE HE SLIPPED ON RUBBER MAT STANDING ON.AS HE FELL HIS BODY TWISTED WITH PIPE.
MAN STEPPED OFF3A LOCOMOTIVE ONTO A WOODEN CAP PIECE THAT WAS LAYING IN WALKWAY & SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
THE VICTIM WAS STANDING ON A PLANK INSTALLING CEMENT BLOCKS. HE STEPPED OFF THE PLANK ONTO A HALF BLOCK AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
I NAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HOOKING 2 PALLET TO THE LOADER. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF PLYWOOD WHICH WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. HE SLIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON NAIL FOUR STICHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.
THE VICTIM WAS CLIMBING ON TOP OF THE MINER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE HE FELL AGAINST THE HEADLIGHT STRIKING HIS LEFT RIBS
HE WAS STANDING ON THE BED OF A FLATBED TRUCK HELPING LOAD A PORTABLE COMPRESSOR AS THE COMPRESSOR WAS BEING LOWERED ONTO THE TRUCK, HIS SHOES WERE MUDDY HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT LEFT KNEE ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK.
USING PIPE TO PRY OBJECT,OBJECT GAVE WAY-PIPE KNOCKED EMPL BACK ONTO CONVEYOR BELT WHERE HE HAD BEEN STANDING.
WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE LIGHT SNOW GROUND WAS SNOW PACKED TEMP +28 F DRIVER WAS DOING A WALK AROUND HIS TRUCK IN PREPARATION OF LOADING WASHED COAL HE SLIPPED ON ICE RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF H IS ANKLE
VICTIM WAS WALKING DOWN THE ROPE SLOPE WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME ICE THUS CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL AGAINST A RAIL