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June 12, 1998 AL · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & H Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS TRYING TO PUSH A LOOSE PIECE OF STEEL ON HEAD MOTOR OF DRILL AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS AND INJURED ELBOW.

March 15, 1991 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & H Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BRUISED AND ABRASED LEFT FOOT CAUSED BY PULLING ROCK GUARD OUT OF TRUCK AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND GAURD FELL ON FOOT.

July 23, 1990 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & H Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WALKING TO BATHROOM,SLIPPED AND FELL HIT HEAD ON ROCK.

July 10, 1989 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & H Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GROUND WAS UNLEVEL WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF POWDER TRUCK.

July 27, 1988 AL · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & H Mining Company Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE LEAVING GUARD SHACK STEPPED ONTO STEPS AND STEPS SLIPPED FOOT WENT OFF SIDE EMPLOYEE LANDED ON SIDE OF FOOT FULLWEIGHT

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