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May 31, 1989 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aloe Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS OPERATING A TEREX 3311 END DUMP WHILE DRIVING UP AN ELEVATED ROADWAY WET FROM RAIN THE TRUCK LOST TRACTION AND BEGAN SLIDING BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE PIT FLOOR IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN TR ACTION EMPL TURNED TOWARD THE PIT AND DROPPED OFF ROADWAY UPSETTING VEHICLE

January 27, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aloe Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CHANGE HOIST CABLES ON PAGE DRAGLINE. WHILE PULLING ON HOIST CABLE, CABLE SLIPPED AN EMPLOYEE FELL WRENCHING HIS BACK.

July 23, 1987 PA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aloe Coal Company · Fall down stairs

AS EMPLOYEE WAS3DISMOUNTING DOWN STEPS HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT ON METAL GRATING

January 20, 1987 PA · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aloe Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS P9RFORMING VARIOUS WELDING ON PAGE DRAGLINE WHILE PLACING A BOX OF WELDING RODS ABOVE HIMSELF HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK

June 3, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aloe Coal Company · Fall from machine

SLATE PAN OPERATOR SLIPPED OFF PAN CAB WHILE GRABBING PUSH BUTTON TO OPERATE SLATE BIN DOOR. HE GRABBED SUPPORT ANGLE WHEN HE SLIPPED.

November 1, 1984 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aloe Coal Company · Fall from machine

HILIFT OPERATOR WAS DRAINING AIR TANKS ON BACKEND OF HI-LIFT. AS HE WAS STEPPING ON MACHINE AXLE FROM STEP HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BETWEEN TIRE AND MACHINE FRAME.

March 13, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aloe Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING DOZER MACHINE WAS SLICK FOOTING WAS MUDDY EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM MACHINE.

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