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October 10, 1989 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

OILER HAD CLIMBED UP INTO A LOADER TO PUT WATER IN RADITOR. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND.

June 18, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

STANDING ON TRACKS ON DOZER PLACING BOX COVER BACK ON BATTERY FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMP TO FALL TO GROUND EM ALLEDGED THAT INJ R SHOULDER

May 13, 1989 KY · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RECLAMATION EMPL WAS ROCKING A PON SPILLWAY WITH A 963 CAT TRACK LOADER EMPL STEPPED OUT OF LOADER TO LOOK OVER EMBANKMENT TO SEE WHERE TO PLACE ANOTHER ROCK WHILE PREPARING TO LOOK OVER EMBAN KMENT EMPL STEPPED ON AN UNSTABLE ROCK WHICH FLIPPED AND TRAPPED HIS LEG BETWEEN TWO ROCKS CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO LOWER L LEG

March 1, 1988 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING TIMBER WITH A CHAIN SAW.HE HAD CUT A TREE AND WAS STEPPING OVER TO ANOTHER TREE.WHILE STEPPING HE STEPPED ON ANOTHER FALLEN LOG AND IT ROLLED CAUSING EMPLOYE TO FALL AND STRIKE LOWER RIGHT FLANK OF BACK AGAINST LEG.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3:00 THAT AFTERNOON BEFORE SEEING A DR.

October 27, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG RECLAIMING WORK. HE PULLED HIS D-3 CATERPILLAR DOZER TO A STOP AND WAS GETTING DOWN FROM DOZER TO EAT LUNCH. THE WEATHER WAS A MISTY RAIN. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON TRACKS OF DOZER, HIS F9ET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST TRACK CAUSING A BRUISE TO ELBOW.

May 18, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 5 18 87 I NA4E HAD JUST CLIMBED OFF A DOZER WALKING TOWARD MECHANIC. WHILE WALKING HE SLIPPED ON MUDDY GROUND AND LOSE ROCK LOOSING BALANCE TWISTED RT KNEE, HIP AND L OWER BACK, LOSING CO CONSCIOUSNESS M2MENTARILY. HE DID NOT LEAVE WORK BUT REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN. MR STONE STATES OVER THE MONTHS HE HAD SOME CONSTANT MINOR PAIN. BUT ON 7 30 87 HE REPORTED TO CO OFFICE IN SEVE

December 8, 1986 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING ELECTRICAL MOTOR ON TIPPLE AFTER REPAIRING MOTOR EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM TOP OF TIPPLE AT THAT TIME HE FELT STING IN BACK THE MORNING OF 12-10-86 EMPLOYEE CALLED FOREMAN SA YING HE COULD N2T GET OUT OF BED WENT TO DR DR THINKS VERTABRAE DAMAGE

August 9, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME WAS CLIM6ING UPON END LOAD WHILE CLIMBING UP LADDER OF ENDLOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND I.NAME FELL TO THE GROUND FALLING ON HIS RT FOOT

April 3, 1985 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL ADDING WATER TO RADIATOR OF LOADER HE WAS STANDING ON AND STEPS BUILT IN FRAME OF MACHINE WHEN HE FINISHED ADDING WATER HE TURNED TO DISMOUNT SLIPPED LOSING BALANCE AND FELL 6\ TO GROUND.

October 25, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICE ROCK TRUCK AT END OF SHIFT AND SLIPPED ON WET BUMPER AND FELL TO GROUND

January 19, 1983 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

WORN WORK SHOES,FROZEN GROUND,TEMP IN LOW TEENS.EMPL STEPPED ON ARM OF DOZER SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON LEFT ARM AND WRIST. ...FALL CAUSED HAIRLINE CRACK IN BONE IN WRIST.

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