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September 28, 1998 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunray Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL IN THE HOPPER. AFTER DUMPING THE LOAD, HE GOT OUT TO CRACK SOME LUMPS OF COAL. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND SLIPPED ON THE GRATES HE WAS STA NDING ON, FELL DOWN AND CUT HIS LEFT SHIN BELOW THE KNEE.

September 28, 1994 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunray Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING FROM THE 7400 DRAGLINE TO THE 992C LOADER, EMPLOYEE DAVID HERB TWISTED HIS FOOT CAUSING IT TO BREAK. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WINDY AND RAINY. SURFACE HE WAS WALKING ON WAS MUDDY.

March 21, 1994 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunray Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF THE 2400 DRAGLINE & SLIPPED OFF THE TRACKS HE REACHED DOWN TO BREAK HIS FALL & BROKE HIS WRIST WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE HEAVY RAINS & WINDY

April 3, 1989 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunray Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CLIMBING UP STEPS ON DRAGLINE AFTER LUNCH BREAK WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF STEP. BOOTS HAD MUD; ON SOLES DUE TO RAINY WEATHER DAY OF ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED ACCIDENT TO OCCUR.

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