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December 9, 1997 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WLAKING TOWARD EQUIPMENT WHICH HE OPERATED - SLIPPED ON MUD AND ICE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

June 19, 1991 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Fall from machine

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM DOZER EE S FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK AND FELL STRIKING BACK.

May 2, 1991 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON GROUND WHEN STEPPING OFF BOTTOM RUNG OF LET BOARDING LADDER

December 4, 1990 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Fall from machine

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM DOZER EMPL'S FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK & FELL STRIKING BACK. ACCIDENT OCCURED ON 12/4/90 BUT EMPL DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 6/19/91,

October 23, 1989 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE LIFTING AND CARRYING A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON FROSTY GROUND, FALLING AND SPRAINING LOWER BACK.

August 24, 1988 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Fall from machine

WHILE STEPPING OFF DRAGLINE ONTO TRACK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS KNEE. START LOSING TIME UNTIL 9-28-88

April 8, 1988 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TENDING WATER PUMPS HE STEPPED INA MUD HOLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE HIS FOOT HE GAVE HIS FOOT A HARD JERK INJURING HISF OOT

March 12, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Fall from machine

AT SHIFTS END E4P WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM TRACK TO BLADE ARM FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ON BLADE ARM AND TRACK

October 28, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMP WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF DOZER HE STEPPED IN A RUT TWISTING ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL

March 5, 1985 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kent Coal Mining Company · Fall from machine

WHILE FILLING FUEL TANK ON DOZER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING RIGHT LEG ON CONTACT WITH GROUND.

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