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November 17, 2008 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain Resources Consulting, LLC · Fall from machine

EE was mounting the machine to operate it when he said he slipped and fell approx. 3ft to the ground landing on his back. No one saw the incident, he reported it about an later and said he was ok, but wanted to let us know about it. He finished the shift and then went to the hospital later that night.

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