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July 25, 1991 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cambria Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS A CROSSMEMBER IN FRONT OF THE HOIST DRUM TO CHECK THE OIL IN THE SWINGER AND TO GREASE THE BLOWERS OF A DRAGLINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE CROSSMEMBER LETTING HIM F ALL AND STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHBOX MOUNTED IN THAT AREA.

December 16, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cambria Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM CP DRILL WHEN STEP TILTED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND TWISTING KNEE.

March 25, 1987 PA · Coal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cambria Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP WAS REMOVIN1 CORE BARREL FROM STAND ON SIDE OF DRILL, WHEN STEPPING TO GROUND, WHILE HOLDING CORE BARREL, HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING BACK SPRAIN

April 28, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cambria Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS FIN3SHING PUTTING OILIN THE TRACTOR. HE WAS STANDING ON THE PUSHARM WITH ONE HAND HOLDING ONTO THE RACK AND THE OTHER HAND ON THE OIL HOSE. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE PUSH ARM TO THE R OCK ON WHICH TH9 OIL TANK SETS, HE SLIPPED INTO THE AREA BETWEEN THE PUSHARM AND TRACK FRAME, SUSTAINING A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

September 9, 1983 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cambria Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A WATER CATCH BASIN ELEVATED APP ONE FOOT AS HE STEPPPED TO THE FLOOR LEVEL THE MUSCLES JUST BELOW THE LEFT KNEE PULLED

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