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273,095
Of which fatal
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Years on record
2000–2026
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April 28, 2026 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CCU Coal and Construction LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing down step ladder and slipped off second step causing EE to loose EE's balance, fell stumbled backwards and hit EE's head on the bumper of EE's truck causing a cut that required stitches.

October 2, 2024 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CCU Coal and Construction LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was entering cab of dozer and didn't see that floor board was missing. Employee's foot went in the hole and employee caught right side of rib cage against steering clutches.

February 10, 2022 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CCU Coal and Construction LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking across parking lot and slipped on the ice landing on their shoulder. Continued to work until 2/24/22 when EE informed me of the accident and that it was not getting any better. I instructed EE to go to hospital and they found that EE had a cracked shoulder bone.

February 7, 2022 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CCU Coal and Construction LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking in parking lot and slipped on the ice. Employee fell on arm, continued to work until 3/16, elbow was not healing so they put employee on Restrictive duty.

May 14, 2019 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CCU Coal and Construction LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was carrying a piece of roof screen beside the roof bolter. EE lost footing and twisted knee.

February 18, 2019 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CCU Coal and Construction LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE was standing on a D-11 Track pulling on a Hydraulic hose that is on a hose reel on our lube truck, when EE pulled on it the reel did not lock in place and it jerked the hose back and caused the EE to lose balance and slip and fall onto the push arm. Received 4 cracked ribs.

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