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February 12, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING KNEE (RIGHT) GAVE WAY AND HE FELL DOWN.DOCTOR'S EXAMINATION ON 02-13-92 AND IN SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATIONS REVEALED WATER ON THE KNEE.INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON MARCH 13,1 992.

September 3, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS PULLING ON WASH DOLLEN HOLD WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT WAS COMPLETED ON 9-20-91 WHEN SLIRGEONS REPORT WAS RECEIVED.

July 11, 1991 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING WHILE ON SIDE OF COAL TRUCK & FELL 6-8FT TO GROUND EMPLOYEE BRUISED ON LEFT ARM & SHOULDER

May 19, 1991 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall from ladders

EE ALLEGED HE JUMPED FROM LADDER WHILE STETING TIMBER ALLEGE INJURY WAS NOT ORAILLY REPORTED UNTIL 6-7-91. THIS INCIDENT IT CONSIDENED HIGHWAY QUESTIONABLE AND LENGATY INVETSIGATION WAS CONDET ED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INVESTIGATION IT WASDETERMINED THAT THE ALLEGED CLAIM COULD NOT BE DISPROVED

May 15, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACKING CONT MINER OUT STEPPED IN HOLE FALLING INJ BACK

November 13, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIRMAN WORK ON INOPERATIVE ROOF BOLT MACHINE. THE MACHINE'S SHIELDS, ROOF BOLTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE MACHINE TO THE BOTTOM WHILE REPAIRS WERE MADE. REPAIRMAN ASKED INJ URED TO TRY THE STOP SWITCH. AS EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE SWITCH, HE SLIPPED ON THE ROOF BOLTS, FALLING AND TWISTING KNEE.

October 30, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CONCRETE BLOCKS OFF A RAIL SUPPLY CAR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL.HE FELL AGAINST BLOCKS INJURING HIS SIDE.BOTTOM WAS DRY AND NOT SLIP/TRIP/FALL HAZARDS WE RE IN AREA.

March 10, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS RIGHT HIP.

October 5, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall from machine

AS EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING DISCENDING LADDER INTO PART OF ENDLOGADER HIS FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN RUBBER STRUCK WHICH HAD BEEN TIED TO THE LAST RIGHT STEP OF THE LADDER CAUSING THE FALL NO FLEX IBLE STEP WAS PRESENT ON THE OFF SIDE.

June 10, 1988 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WALKING TOWARD TAILPIECE, WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN INTO A MUDHOLE, RESULTING IN AN ALLEGED INJURY TO THE LEFT ANKLE.

April 16, 1988 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED IN H OLE IN BOTTOM & TWISTED BACK. INVESTIGATION WAS N OT COMPLETED UNTIL 5/17/88 WHEN INITIAL TREATING PHYSICIANS REPORT WAS RECEIVED.

February 9, 1988 KY · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN IT BECAME NESESSARY TO REPOSITION AN AIR COMPRESSOR WITHIN THE BED TO GET MORE ROOM WHILE MOVING COMPRESSOR MAN SLIPPED STRIKING HIS BACK ON WHEEL WELL COWLING LOST TIME DIDNT BEGIN UNTIL 080888

January 14, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED TRIPPED3WHILE STEPPING OVER CRAB ROPE AT CAR SHOP WHICH WAS TAUT APPROX.8IN.ABOVE GROUND LEVEL

October 21, 1987 KY · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS BLOCKING TRACK IN MUDDY AREA JACK SUNK DOWN IN MUD AND AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE JACK HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED BACK

September 28, 1987 KY · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS IN 1ROCESS A REPLACING SIDE BOARD ON HSUTTLE CAR. STANDING ON CONVEYOR INSIDE SC WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON SURFACE OF CONVEYOR IT WAS WET BECAUSE IF DEW WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LET SIDE BOARD, DOWN CA7CHING HIS F INGER BETWEEN SIDEBOARD AND CANOPY.

June 3, 1987 KY · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING TOWARD 7ELEPHONE,TRIPPED AND FELL CAUSIMG INJURY TO KNEE.LOST WORK DAYS STARTED ON 07-20-87.

April 3, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall down stairs

INJURED WAS WAL5ING DOWN STEPS FROM MINE OFFICE.HE SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP (SNOW COVERED)FOOT WENT BETWEEN STEP AND CONCRETE WALK.

January 28, 1987 KY · Coal wireman, communications man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1ORTING TO WORK, WHILE WALKING TO BATHHOUSE TRIPPED & FELL - THERE WAS A PIECE OF METAL LAYING ON GROUND OF SUPLY YARD (COVERED W/SNOW) EMPLOYEE DIDN'T SEE IT, STEPPED ON IT, SL IPPED & FELL. 3

January 15, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WALKING TO3BATHHOUSE AFTER FINISHING SHIFT WHEN HE STEPPED ON HOLE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

October 20, 1986 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OFF CARS SAFETY BELT WAS HOOKED TO CAR CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HANG ON CAR AS HE JUMPED FROM CAR

July 18, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OUT OF TRUCK, FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK.

July 2, 1986 KY · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8LY WAS WALKING FROM LAMPHOUSE INTO BATHOUSE, WHERE HE STUMBLED & ALLEGEDLY TWISTED HIS LEFT FOOT.

June 28, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PER LOAD A 5X7 HEADER ONTO A SUPPLY MOTOR WHEN HIS TRIPPED OVER A BOARD CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS ANKLE.

April 18, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall from machine

CROSSING TAILPI9CE, FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND.

October 1, 1984 KY · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Coal Corp · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM A LADDER INSTALLING SHEETING ON THE PREP PLANT. THE LADER WAS STANDING ON ASPHALT COVERED BY MUD. THE LADDER SLIPPED DUE TO THE SLICK FOOTING ALLOWING THE EMPLOYEE T O FALL APPROX. (10) FEET TO GROUND STRIKING HIS ELBOW AS HE HIT.

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