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January 13, 1994 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE CATERPILLAR D-10 AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND BRUISING HIS LEFT ELBOW.

August 27, 1992 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

95149ED WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A R-50 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK.HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND BRUISED HIS LEFT HAND.

November 15, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS WORKING ON THE 4600 MANITOWOC DRAGLINE. HE FELL THROUGH THE GRATE ABOVE THE DRUM. HE BRUISED HIS RIBS AND RIGHT KIDNEY.

November 5, 1991 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS CHANGING TIRE ON EUCLID TRUCK. HE STEPPED ON BLOCK & FELL TO GROUND. HE HURT LEFT WRIST. POSSIBLE CRACK.

September 11, 1989 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE WAS GETTING OFF OF DRAGLINE AND WAS HOLDING ON TO THE RAIL AND THE DRAGLINE WAS WET FROM THE RAIN. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT ARM.

June 3, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS WORKING ON THE TRUCK AND HE WAS OVERCOME BY GAS FUMES. HE FELL BACKWARD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A TIRE.

November 21, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE INJURED WAS3REPACKING THE DUMP JACK ON A LOADER AND HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE IN THE BUCKET AND HURT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

October 23, 1987 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

I NAME WAS CLI4BING DOWN THE LADDER OF 980 LOADER. THE BOTTOM RUNG BROKE AND HE LANDED ON HIS FEET ON THE GROUND. HIS LOWER BACK AND HIPS STARTED TO HURT

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