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December 20, 2010 TX · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Texas Municipal Power Agency · Fall from machine

The employee was pull-starting a generator in the back of a pickup-truck. The handle came un-tied, and the employee fell backward out of the truck bed. She suffered a sprained neck and was placed on light duty by a doctor. No permanent damage is suspected.

July 16, 2004 TX · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Texas Municipal Power Agency · Fall from machine

CONTRACTOR SLIPPED OFF FARM TRACTOR HE WAS FIXING. NO 3 POINT CONTACT USED; SLICK SURFACE AND POOR FOOTING.

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