EE WAS WALKING AROUND MINE OFFICE BLDG WHERE HE WOULD RETURN EXTRA SUPPLIES AND REMOVE HIS MINING APPRATUS I.E. BOOTS LIGHT HAT ETC. HE STEPPED ONTO A SMALL PALLET USED AS A BRIDGE THAT HAD A BOARD MISSING AND HIS FOOT WENT THRU CAUSING HIMTO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL DOWN.
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May 7, 1994
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE FOOT SLIPPED IN MUD & FELL HIT RIBS ON SCOOP BUCKET BRUISED 2 RIBS.
December 29, 1987
KY · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
I.NAME DISMOUNTING MANTRIP WHEN KNEE BUMPED UNUSUALLY HARD ON MINE FLOOR.
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