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October 22, 2024 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

EE, WHO ORIGINALLY REPORTED EE WAS RAN OVER, IS AS OF 12/10/2024 ALLEDGING THAT EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SURFACE AREA OF THE MINE, AND THAT EE TRIPPED OVER THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT, HITTING EE'S HEAD.

October 20, 2023 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

EE was attempting to investigate a problem with a shuttle car. EE slipped and started to fall. Trying to stop EE's fall, EE reached out EE's hand-cutting two fingers.

January 27, 2016 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C S & S Coal Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As employee was walking by roof bolter, employee slipped and twisted right knee.

June 24, 2011 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Fall from machine

As EE was getting into the shuttle car, his hand slipped on the rail and he fell hitting his lower back.

October 27, 2006 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C. S. & S. Coal Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was unloading supplies, when he fell and injured his back.

February 12, 2005 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was found lying on his back. We assume that he slipped and fell on the ice while he was cleaning up at the mine site.

October 30, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EE WAS GETTING ON A BUGGY, HE LOST HIS BALANCE WEDGING HIS KNEE BETWEEN BUGGIES.

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