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January 20, 1996 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS GREASING THE HIGHLIFT, COMING OFF HIGHLIFT, SLIPPED, RAN HIS HAND INTO SIDE OF BUCKET.

April 19, 1995 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Company · Fall from machine

CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON DECK OF HSI TRUCK (FROM TRACTOR TO TRIALER) AND SLID OFF DRIVER'S SIDE. CUT HIS LEG ON ANGLE IRON-BRACKET BOLTED TO FRAME.

June 10, 1993 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Co · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE STEPPING OUT OF DRAGLINE, FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER AND EMPLOYEE FEEL TO GROUND.

March 6, 1990 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Company · Fall from machine

DRIVER GOING ONTO TRAILER TO CHECK AND LEVEL LOAD. APPARENTLY SLIPPED ON LUMP OF COAL AND FELL OFF OF RIGHT SIDE OF TRAILER ONTO LEFT SIDE. COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LEFT ANKLE AND LEFT ELBOW.

February 5, 1990 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Company · Fall from machine

STARTING TO FUEL DOZER,FELL OFF PUSH ARM TO FUEL TANK RUNNERS,THEN SLIPPED AND FELL ON SACRUM.

August 4, 1988 OH · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF CRANE BY WAY OF AN OUTRIGGER, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ABOUT 4 FEET TO THE GROUND.

February 9, 1988 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE LEFT HAND CUT BY GLASS IN STEEL DOOR WHICH HE FELL ON

April 21, 1987 OH · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

THEY WERE WORKI3G ON A PLATFORM ABOVE GROUND. THEY USED A COME-ALONG AND HOIST A PIECE OF STEEL APPROX 1 INCH THICK. HE WAS PUSHING ON THE PLATE TO PUT INTO PLACE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GOIN G TO CLAMP IT. 3THE BOARD BROKE AND CRACKED AND HE FELL THROUGH THE HOLE. OTHER EMPLOYEE TRIED AND GRAB HIM BUT HE FELL 34 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK AND ROLLED ON HIS SIDE.

April 8, 1986 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP SLIPPED OFF3TOP STEP OF LADDER FELL APPROX 7 TO 8 FT INTO BUNCH OF ROCKS

July 11, 1983 OH · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Fairfield Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED INTO HOLE IN GROUND IT-- THE HOLE-- HAD BEEN COVERED WITH GRASS.

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