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September 5, 1991 IN · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING D7G TO FUEL IT. HAD JUST RAIN, SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK HIT PUSH ARM WITH RIGHT SIDE OF BODY, THUMB OF RIGHT HAND CUT BY FUEL NOZLLE.

July 12, 1991 IN · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF OF A MG SET ON A DRAGLINE SLIPPED WITH ALL BODY WEIGHT ON RT LEG HIT LEG ON BARREL

June 6, 1991 IN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS LUBRICANT THE MAIN GEAR CASE SLIPPED & HIT KNEE & LEG

October 3, 1990 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF MACHINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AGAINST SIDE OF MACHINE.

July 1, 1990 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING CAT SCRAPER. HE SLIPPED OFF STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST MACHINE. THUS CAUSING ABRASION TO RIGHT KNEE.

March 7, 1990 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER FUELING DOZER ON MUD SURFACE TURING TO RIGHT HAD SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK

October 20, 1989 IN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall from machine

AFTER LOADING ANFO INTO THE POWER TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE POWER TRUCK, SLIP AND HIT THE MIRROR WITH HIS LOWER PART OF HIS BODY.

August 23, 1989 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTIN\G D8L-02 OPERATOR D11L-91 SLIP WITH HIS L FOOT ON THE LEFT PUSH ARM L LEG WAS PIN BETWEEEN PUSH ARM AND AND TRACK FRAME

February 9, 1989 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE A SCRAPER. HE STEPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND FELL DOWN.

January 23, 1989 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE WASHER WHICH IS LOCATED IN A TRUCK VAN.THE FLOOR WAS WET AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FALLING BACKWARDS.HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NECK ON GUARD RAIL OF WASHER

January 12, 1989 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CLIMBING UP ON GRADER FEET WERE MUDDY CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & TWIST BACK. BACK WAS ALREADY STRAINED BEFORE ACCIDENT WHICH AGGREVATED EXISTING CONDITION. HE WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW BAC K WAS HURT TO BEGIN WITH.

February 11, 1988 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON SCRAPER TO CHECK OIL HE SLIPPED AND JAMMED HIS THUMB ON RT HAND AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF

November 6, 1987 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS D3SMOUNTING FROM DOZER AT END OF SHIFT. HE JUMPED FROM BLADE ARM TO THE GROUND, A HEIGHT OF ABOUT THREE FEET, AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

October 9, 1986 IN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

HOIST CABLE HAD3BROKEN ON MARION 7500 DRAGLINE AND OPERATOR WAS GOING TO CHECK IT.BROKEN CABLE WAS BLOCKING THE WALK CROSS OVER AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS BY OTHER MEANS,EMPLOYEE LOST HIS B ALANCE.IN TRYIN1 TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE,EMPLOYEE SWUNG HIS ARM HITTING HIS WRIST AGAINST STEEL BEAM.

September 27, 1986 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OFF DOZER & SLIPPED ON A MUDDY STEP CAUSING H-IM TO LOOSE BALANCE & FALL TO THE GROUND EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEFT KNEE SPRAINING LIGAMENTS IN THE KNEE

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