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March 5, 1994 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EIXTING ROCK TRUCK BY WAY OF LADDER-STEEPPED ON POWER CORD AND SLIPPED DOWN LADDER.

November 19, 1993 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM HIS DRILL AND HE STEPPED INTO A HIDDEN CRACK ON THE PREVIOUS SHOT AND THIS RESULTED IN A STRAINED LEFT KNEE.

June 3, 1993 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS IN THE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE BRUISED AND POSSIBLY STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 11, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE FELL TO THE GROUND FROM THE 2ND STEP OF AN EQUIPMENT LADDER THAT BROKE. HE INJURED HIS KNEE, HIP AND BACK. HE WAS INJURED ON 2/11/93 BUT DID NOT BEGAN MISSING WORK UNTIL 5/10/93.

September 2, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A BACKHOE/TRACTOR WHEN HE MISSED A STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND.THIS RESULTED IN A BRUISE TO HIS LOWER BACK SIDE.

October 12, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

DISMOUNTING FROM DOZER SLIPPED ON MUDDY TRACK FELL TO GROUND SPRAINED ANKLE

May 17, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS MOUNTING BACKDUMP & SLIPPED HE CAUGHT HIMSELF & DID NOT FALL BUT ALLEGEDLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF

January 18, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

HE ALLEGES THAT HE FELL OFF BOTTOM STEP OF BACK-DUMP AT END OF SHIFT CAUSING BRUISES ON HIS RIB CAGE. EMPLOYER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 1-19-89.

January 10, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS CLIMBING UP ON A DOZER AND SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY TRACK. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A STEP PAD WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION THAT TOOK STITCHES.

April 22, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME PARKED B5CK DUMP NEXT TO ANOTHER TRUCK IN COAL PIT.HE HAD GOTTEN DRINK OF WATER AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS TRUCK WHEN HE FELL OFF WATER TRUCK.HE LANDED ON HIP CAUSING DISLOCATION OF RIGHT HIP FX RIGHT U1PER ARM.

July 18, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING TRUCK, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING A STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

March 13, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kem Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS WALKING 5CROSS THE HOOD OF TRUCK TO CLEAN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ONT HE RT SIDE OF THE TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD & FELL 10' TO THE GROUND CAUSING A FRACTURED LEFT FOREARM.

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