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January 12, 2018 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thoroughfare Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was bolting in #5 entry at Spad # 17+60 and as employee was walking back to pull up the bolter, ee hung the right foot under a rock lying on the bottom, tripping ee causing ee to fall twisting ankle as ee fell to the ground. Employee finished the shift and didn't go to the Doctor until that afternoon.

August 30, 2017 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thoroughfare Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was removing block from a scoop bucket and went to walk away from the scoop and slipped off of wet and muddy cable and fell down. EE's left foot stayed stuck in the mud, when EE fell and twisted left knee.

January 9, 2017 KY · Coal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thoroughfare Mining LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was stacking 8" concrete blocks on a pallet. The employee tripped over a brattice cloth, causing self to fall. The block ee was carrying fell on fingers-smashing them between another block.

April 27, 2015 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thoroughfare Mining LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE(ACC Employee) was working on the surface area of the Mine helping to drill a rock dust hole. As he was pulling a drill steel back onto the trailer he slipped on another drill steel that was lying on the trailer causing him to fall over the baffle board which resulted to a strain to his back.

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