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November 24, 1999 WA · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pacific Coast Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON WATER ON FLOOR AND FELL. NOT REPORTED TO COMPANY UNTIL (? NOT LEGIBLE).

May 22, 1998 WA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pacific Coast Coal Company · Fall from machine

REPLACING EXHAUST ON BACKHOE. EE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE FELL APPROX. 6 FOOT TO THE GROUND.

December 5, 1994 WA · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pacific Coast Coal Company · Fall from headframe, derrick or tower

EE WAS CHANGING THE FUEL FILTER DURING APM SERVICE. HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB DOWN WHILE CARRYING A FILTER AND MISSED, BIG HAND HOLD. FALLING OF THHE MACHINE AND HITTING HIS HEAD ONA TOOL BOX A DJACENT OT THE MACHINES.

January 24, 1991 WA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pacific Coast Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE HAD CLIMBED ONTO THE STEEL COVER OVER THE CLEAN COAL CONVEYOR TO POUND ON A PLUGGED CHUTE. IN CLIMBING DOWN SHE TRIPPED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK HART BACK AGAINST THE HANDRAIL ON THE CONVEYOR W ALKWAY.

August 22, 1990 WA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pacific Coast Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS INSTRUCTING MILLWRIGHT & HELPING HIM TO PLACE FLOORING WHEN PIECE THEY PLACED SLIPPED OUT & THEY FELL. EMPL HAD LACERATION TO HEAD DISLOCATED ELBOW CUTS & BRUISES.

August 22, 1990 WA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pacific Coast Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS PLACING FOOR DOWN WHEN PIECE HE WAS STANDING ON SLIPPED OUT & HE FELL.

May 22, 1990 WA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pacific Coast Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING BOLT OUT OF FLOAT ARM FLOAT CAME OFF LOST BALANCE FELL IN BEDS

November 19, 1988 WA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pacific Coast Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A FRONTEND LOADER. INSTEAD OF USING THE LADDER PROVIDED HE CLIMBED ON THE BUCKET LINKAGE TO REACH A FITTING. THE MACHINE WAS OUTSIDE AND EVERYTHING WAS WET. THE EMPLO YEE SLIPPED OFF THE LINKAGE FALLING ITO THE BUCKET ONTO HIS BACK. HE HAD BRUISES ON HIS BACK.

December 1, 1986 WA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pacific Coast Coal Company · Fall from machine

OPERATOR SLIPPE8 WHILE DISMOUNTING BULLDOZER & STRUCK HIS HEAD/SHOULDER ON THE GROUND. FALL HEIGHT WAS APPROX. 4 FT. OPERATOR RECEIVED A SLIGHT CONCUSSION & SPRAINED SHOULDER.

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