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March 30, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM A SCOOP BUCKET. EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STUMBLED BACKWARDS BENDING HIS KNEE BACKWARDS, STRAINING HIS KNEE.

February 14, 1992 VA · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WAS WALKING STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING TWIST TO KNEE AND FALL INTO THE ROOFBOLTER.LOCATION: INTERSECTION OF #7 2 BREAKS OUTBY FACE.

January 13, 1992 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING FROM MINE TO BATH HOUSE SPRAINED HIS ANLKE GOING DOWN STAIR

July 12, 1990 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS OF END LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS HIS FOOT CAUGHT BEHIND A STEP AND EE WAS HANGING UPSIDEDOWN BY THE LEFT FOOT IT WAS RAINING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

June 18, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sovereign Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING 540 ENDLOADER.HE HAD HIS LEFT FOOT ON GROUND AND WAS HOLDING TO LADDER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH THE BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER.HE LOST HIS GRIP,FA LLING BACKWARDS ONTO GROUND.HIS LEFT LEG TWISTEDWHILEFALLING ALLOWING MOST OF IMPACT IN HIS LEFT HIP/BACK AREA.HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LEFT HIP AND LOWER BACK.NOTE EMPLOYEE HAS ONE ARM(R

February 16, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sovereign Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL CLEANING RAILCARS.REMOVING RAIN PONCHO WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF CAR.LOST BALANCE AND FELL BETWEEN CARS STRIKING HEAD ON COUPLER AND LANDING ON RAIL.HE HAD LACERATION BEHIND LEFT EAR AND 3 FX RIBS ON LEFT SIDE.

December 18, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL WAS WASLKING ON SNOW & ICE & SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING LEFT KNEE.

September 21, 1989 VA · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL GETTING OFF SCOOP ,STEPPED DOWN AND FELL HURTING LEFT FOOT.HAD NO REPORT OF ACCIDENT UNTIL WE RECD DR REPORT 10-4-89.

September 20, 1989 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WAS GETTING A ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE STEEL FRAME OF THE FEEDER STRIKING HIS L LEG AND R RIBS

September 7, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sovereign Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 540 END LOADER LIFTARMS. HIS BOOTS WERE MUDDY CAUSING HIM TO SLIP. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG STRIKING HIS KNEECAP & SHIN BONE. HE BRUISED HIS KNEE & SHIN WITH SL IGHT ABRASIONS.

August 18, 1989 VA · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE A RAILROAD CAR & HIS FOOT STUCK IN THE SOFT MUD & AS HE STEPPED THE TOE OF H IS BOOT DID NOT LIFT UPWARD AS HIS STEP WAS MADE CAUSING THE FOOT TO BEND DOWN

August 18, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMING SWIGING STEP OF REFUSE TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEG HIT THE STEP. HIS SHOE BOTTOM WAS SLICK DUE TO MUD AND HYDRAULIC OIL. HE BRUISED HIS RIGHT KNEE BELOW THE KNEE.

June 5, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB AWING STEP ON EQUIP HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF HE LANDED WITH ALL OF HIS WEIGHT ON ONE FOOT CATCHING HIS ANKLE IN A STRAIN

April 4, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A BARRELL LOOKING ACROSS THE OVERCAST THE BARRELL TRURNED OVER AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON OVERCAST.

January 12, 1989 VA · Coal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO FACE AREA TO MARK OFF A PLACE TO DRILL.HE SLIPPED IN OIL.AND WATER ON STEPP GRADE AND FELL STRIKING HIS ELBOW LEFT AGAINST THE MINE BOTTOM.

November 3, 1988 KY · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wheelwright Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE HAD STEPPED UP ON RAILS AROUND THE TRUCK SCALES TO HANG A SIGN UP-HER FEET SLIPPED FROM RAIL CAUSING HER TO FALL BACKWARDS ON HER HIP AND BACK.

June 6, 1988 VA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRAVELLING DOWN STEP FROM 3RD TO 2ND FLOOR,FOOT SLIPPED ON STEPS.

April 6, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

RAIL RUNNER RAN AWAY AND EMPL TRIED TO RUN & CATCH IT.SLIPPED & FELL DISLOCATING LEFT SHOULDER.

March 25, 1988 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN CHEMICAL WHICH WAS SLIPPERY EMPLOYEE FELL CAUGHT WITH RIGHT HAND, HURTING HAND.

March 10, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER MAN WERE DOING REPAIRS ON VIBRATOR MACHINE. EMPLOYEE STEPPED TO OUTSIDE OF VIBRATOR MISSING WALKWAY WITH HIS FOOT AND FELL DOWN ON DRIVE MOTOR OF VIBRATOR.

October 12, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
A M Daniels Inc · Fall from machine

OPER LOST CONTR2L OF ROAD GRADER,JUMPED FROM GRADER AS IT ROLLED INTO SEDIMENT POND.

July 14, 1987 VA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING ROCK C2UTE OUT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF CHUTE.

May 7, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wheelwright Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL HAULING SH2T ROCK DOWN GRADE WHEN TRUCK LOST AIR-POST INSPECTION SHOWED AIR WOULD BUILD UP-MAXI BRAKES DIDNT HOLD AND EMPL JUMPED FROM VEHICLE -POST INSPECTION SHOWED ONLY 1 SIDE LOCKED U P-BRUISING RIGH7 ELBOW.

February 18, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall from machine

SLIPPED GETTING3OFF STEPS OF 350 PH HAD BEEN GREASING PAY HAULER.

December 26, 1986 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plateau Fuels Inc · Fall down stairs

CAME OUT OF SC5LE HOUSE WENT DOWN STEPS 2 BOTTOM STEPS WERE MISSING EMPLOYEE FELL INJURING BACK

April 28, 1986 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OUT OF HI-LIFT AND SLIPPED, HE GRABBED THE HANDBAR TO HOLD ONTO AND PULLED HIS LEFT ELBOW.

April 10, 1986 VA · Coal coal strip operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall from machine

HE HAD REMOVED 5ARGE LUMP OF COAL FROM GRIZZLY AT DUMP AND STEPPING OUT HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL 12 15 FT HITTING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND BACK.

March 14, 1986 VA · Coal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall from machine

HE WAS STEPPING3DOWN FROM REFUSE TRUCK TO THE LOADING PLATFORM, SLIPPED AND FELL, HURTING HIS BACK.

February 22, 1985 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

HELPING TO GET ROCK OUT OF CHUTE, FOOTING SLIPPED CATCHING SELF WITH HANDS ON JAGGED SIDES OF METAL CHUTE, CUTTING INTO RIGHT HAND

July 27, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wheelwright Mining Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF OUTSIDE STAIRS-HIS FOOT SLIPPED DUE TO RAIN ON THE STEPS, HE FELL, HITTING HIS BOTTOM ON STEPS & SLIDING DOWN THE STEPS. EMPLOYEE WORKED 3 HRS THEN WENT TO DR. TO HAVE HIS BACK CHECK-COMPLAINED WITH PAIN IN LOWER BACK- RIGHT SIDE.

May 2, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall from machine

STEPPED OFF OF A R/R CAR & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

March 12, 1984 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

TAKING LID OFF OF POWDER BOX-FEET SLIPPED AND HIT RIB AGAINST SUPPLY CAR

December 29, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

CARRYING BAG OF ROCKDUST AND FELL OVER A CINDER BLOCK

March 30, 1983 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wheelwright Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE A RR CAR CLEANING THE POCKET-EMPLOYEES FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL-HITTING HIS BACK ON SHOULDER OF POCKET-BRUISING BACK MUSCLE

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