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October 3, 1994 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Abston Construction Company Inc · Fall from ladders

STARTED UP THE LADDER ON ROCK TRUCK-LUNCH BUCKET IN ONE HAND-FOOT SLIPPED BUMPED KNEE, THEN JUMPED THE REST OF WAY DOWN, FOOT WEIGHT ON RIGHT LEG AND KNEE.

April 15, 1992 AL · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Abston Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE HAD CLIMBED DOWN FROM TRUCK TO USE THE BATHROOM, WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING BACK UP, HE THINKS HE BUMPED HIS HEAD, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL.

August 28, 1985 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Abston Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF A T@RACTOR AND SLIPPED, HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND JAMMED HIS FINGER INTO HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE HADTO UNDERGO SURGERY TO SET FINGER.

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