Employee and co-worker were pulling a piece of conveyor belt that was 6 feet wide by 8 feet long and the employee lost his footing and then felt pain in his back. Employee was seen by a physician and removed from work.
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September 17, 2014
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coyote Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
February 14, 2014
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coyote Coal Company LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was per-shifting end loader and as he was walking around the machine and lost his footing and fell. As he fell, he tried to put his hands down and catch himself. In doing so he fractured and dislocated his wrist.
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