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October 20, 1989 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WITH ONE FOOT ON AN ANTIFREEZE BARREL AND ONE FOOT ON THE 773-B ROCK TRUCK WHILE PUMPING ANTIFREEZE INTO THE TRUCK THE STEM OF THE PUMP BROKE OFF AND CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO L OSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL,HITTING HIS LEFT SHIN ON THE BARREL AND CAUSING STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

February 27, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM LADDER ON A 988 END LOADER AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

January 3, 1989 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM FUEL TANK OF A MACK TRUCK, WHICH HE WAS OPERATING, HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING ALL THE WEIGHT TO BE SHIFTED TO HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING THE INJURY.

June 27, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE OF ENDLOADER BUCKET HOOKING A CABLE TO A MOTOR THAT WAS TO BE LIFTED UP TO THE BREAKER BUILDING. WHEN EMPLOYEE FINISHED HOOKING UP THE CABLE HE STEPPED OUT OF THE BUCKET ONTO THE GROUND AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE CENTER PART OF HIS UPPER BACK.

January 27, 1988 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A SNOW COVERED CRIB BLOCK PUMPING OIL INTO ROCK TRUCK.EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED OFF OF BLOCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL.EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF CAUSING HIM T O BREAK HIS LEF7 WRIST.

August 31, 1987 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING A 4"X8"X16HEADER WHILE WORKING ON A BRIDGE WHEN HE STUMBLED TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK.RESULTING IN ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN AND SPRAIN.

August 25, 1987 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE HAD GO7TEN OUT OF THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING WHEN EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE ROCK TGRUCK BY MEANS OF A LADDER ATTACHYED TO ONE OF THE BEAM LEGS OF THE HOPPER THE LAD DER BROKE LOOSE3FROM BEAM CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL & TO HIT ONTO A CONCRETE SLAB THAT THE BEAM WAS SETTING ON RESULTING IN A BRUISED CHIN LEFT FOOT & STGRAINED MUSCLES IN R.LEG

November 19, 1986 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR IN THE SCALEHOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN CAUSING HIM HURT HIS BACK.

October 29, 1984 VA · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON TOP OF DRILL TO UNTANGLE HYDRAULIC LINE CAUGHT ON LINE RACK. EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED OFF TOP OF LEVELING JACK RESULTING IN A 4\ TO 6\ FALL TO DECK. EMPLOYEE FELL ON TOP OF P F PUMPS AND OTHER OBJECTS. THIS INJURY HAS RESULTED IN LUMBAR SPONDYLITIS OF L4-5 & SU

September 12, 1984 VA · Coal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM A COAL TRUCK THAT HAD JUST DUMPED AT THE SILO WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER IN HIS HAND RESULTING IN HIS THUMB AND RING FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND TO BE BROKEN

April 27, 1983 VA · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE MECHINC WORK ON THE DRILL WHE APPARENTLY THE EMPLOYEE\S FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL RESULTING IN AN ACUTE LUMBOSACRAL BACK STRAIN, RIGHT AND RIGHT INTERNAL OBLIQ UE MUSCLE STRAIN.

March 15, 1983 VA · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall from machine

STEPPED INTO BACK OF GREASE TRUCK TO START COMPRESSOR.GETTING OUT OF TRUCK HE STEPPED INTO GREASE CAUSING FEET TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND EHE FELL FROM BACK OF TRUCK ONTO GROUND.SPRAIN TO BACK AND PULLED LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE.

January 20, 1983 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON A DOZER. AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE DOZER TRACK, WHICH WAS SLICK HE STARTED TO FALL, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF TO BREAK THE FALL, HE TWISTED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A SLIP PED DISC

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