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July 23, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER.

November 6, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL WHEN UNPLUGGING POND DRAIN PIPE. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

August 2, 1991 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PULLING ON THE ROOF BOLTER CABLE I NAME SLIPPED & STRAINED HIS BACK PLEASE NOTE INJURED MAN DID NOT SEEK ANY TREATMENT NOR DID HE BEGIN MISSING ANY WORK UNTIL 08-13-91

June 12, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED LEFT KNEE BETWEEN A ROCK & MINE FLOOR.

April 5, 1991 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WALKING HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

February 23, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall from machine

SLIPPED AND FELL OFF A D-9 DOZER WHILE REFUELING SPRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST WHEN HE STRUCK GROUND.

May 4, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WORKING AS A BARGE ATTENDENT THE INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL OVER A ROPE LAYING ON THE DECK OF THE BARGE. TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

January 28, 1988 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED STATED THAT ON 01-2,-88 HE HAD HURT HIS ANKLE AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE POWER TRUCK.HE DID NOT STOP WORK,THOUGH,THAT THIS WAS A MINOR INJURY.X-RAY OF THE ANKLE ON 02-12-88 SHOWED A FRACTURE OF THE ANKLE.HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON THAT DAY AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY.

December 30, 1986 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING 2N A JACK ON DOZER. HE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS & SPRAINED HIS KNEE. HE DID NOT STOP WORK OR SEEK MEDICAL TREASTMENT AT T HE TIME. ON 3-20-87 HE STOPPED WORK & WE NT TO THE DOCTO9 FOR REPAIR OF THE KNN BY ARCHROSCOPY TREATMENT.

January 8, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME SLIP ON ICE COVERED GROUND AS HE WAS WALKING FROM HIS TRUCK TO WORK AREA I.NAME STRUCK HIS HEAD AND KNEE AS HE FELL & HIT THE GROUND NOTEREASON FOR DELAY IN REPORTING EVENT IS DUE TO F ACT I.NAME REQUIRED ADDITIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HIS KNEE ON 011485

March 14, 1984 WV · Coal loading machine/gather arm loader helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME WAS PULLING ON THE LOADER CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE BOTTOM INJURING HIS BACK.

March 1, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall from ladders

BIRD WAS DESCENDING DOWN A LADDER WHEN HE GOT TO THE 3RD STEP FROM THE BOTTOM HE TURNED AROUND & LOST HIS BALANCE. WHEN HE BEGAN TO FALL HICKS A FELLOW WORKER WHILE TRYING TO PREVENT THE FALL HAD HIS KNEE IN A POSITION THAT BIRD HIT HICKS KNEE WITH HIS RIBS. RESULTING IN 1 FRACTURED RIB.

May 6, 1983 WV · Coal lampman, lamp person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF STACKER BELT WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED LOOSE. HIS RIGHT LEG CAME DOWN ONTO THE CATWALK OF THE BELT CAUSING TOO MUCH WEIGHT FOR ONE LEG. THE CARTLIDGE WAS TORN FR OM THE KNEE CAP.

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