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July 12, 1983 KY · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H Group Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AUGER AND HE ENCOUNTERED ASLIPPERY SPOT ON CAT WALK CAUSING LEFT LEG TO SLIP BETWEEN BEAM AND CAT WALK. LEFT LEG WAS BRUISED SKINNED AND A KNOT BECAME EVIDENT ON SHIN. LEFT LEG WAS X-RAYED, WOUND CLEANSED AND DRESSED. EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD TO KEEP LEG ELEVATED AND APPLY ICE FOR THE REST OF DAY.

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