Mining Incidents

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March 24, 1983 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leslie Coal Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ROCKDUSITNG AT BOREHOLE FEEDER HE STEPPED ON BEAM ABOUT 3 FEET FROM FLOOR TO ROCKDUST UPPER AREA WHEN HE STEPPED OFF HE HAD FORGOTTEN THE HEIGHT OF BEAM HE LANDED ON FEET BUT WEIGHT CAUSED HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF LEG

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