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October 26, 1994 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fincastle Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

BREAKING ROCK ON GRIZZLY BARS AT RAW COAL HOPPERS SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT HIP.

August 29, 1994 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fincastle Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

BUSTING ROCK ON GRIZZLY BARS ON RAW COAL HOPPER, SLIPPED AND FELL, HURTING LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.

August 12, 1992 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fincastle Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54736YEE STATED HE SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING ON GRATES AT THE RAW COAL HOPPER AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

September 24, 1991 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fincastle Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING ON DOZER AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND STRAINED MUSCLE.

May 20, 1991 VA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fincastle Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP HAUL ROAD, WHICH WAS WET. HE SLIPPED AND FELL BRUISING AND TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

November 8, 1989 VA · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fincastle Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

DROPPING R R CAR DOWN FEET WERE WET CAUSING FT TO SLIP OFF OF LADDER STRIKING R KNEE ON LADDER STEP.

October 26, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fincastle Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING ONTO RAW COAL HOPPER, SLIPPED AND FELL BACK ON CONCRETE SLAB HITTING BACK.

January 26, 1987 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fincastle Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN A HAUL ROAD WHICH WAS ICY HE FELL DOWN ANDHURT HIS BACK.

November 5, 1985 VA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fincastle Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BU8TING ROCK ON RAW COAL HOPPER-FOOT SLIPPED AND RIGHT LEG FELL THROUGH GRATING ON HOPPER.

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