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September 16, 1989 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meta Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

COAL TRAILER WAS LOADED WITH COAL & I NAME CLIMBED ON TOP OF THE RIG TO LEVEL OUT COAL HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL OFF THE TRAILER SIDE & HIT THE GROUND HE HIT ON HIS LEFT SIDE & BROKE HIS LEFT ARM & DISLOCATED HIS LEFT HIP

March 17, 1989 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meta Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

MOVED HO;SSE FORM OVERHEAD POSITION FOOT SLIPPED HE SCOOTED OFF YOKE OF DOZER. FELL R. FT. AND LEG TWISTED CAUSING WHAT THOUGHT TO BE MINOR INMJ.

January 30, 1989 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meta Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

I.NAME OPERATING LOADER SINCE DOZER WAS DOWN.WAS IN PROCESS OF GETTING OFF LOADER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED FROM LOADER PLATFORM CAUSING HIM TO FALL BOTTOM FIRST ON LOADER TIRE.FALL RESULTED IN WHIPLA SH TYPE INJURY TO NECK.

September 24, 1988 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meta Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

INJ HA JUST REPORTED TO WORK AND WA> DOING ROUTINE CHECK ON EQUIP. HE CLIM BED UPON DOZER TO S TART IT UP WHEN FOOT SLIPED ON DOZER TRACK. RT. LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN DOZER PUSH ARM AND ROLER FRA ME WHILE REST OF BODY FEL TO GROUND RT. LEG REMAINED STUCK CAUSING FRACT.

November 17, 1987 TN · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meta Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

I NAME WAS WORK3NG ON A DRILL RIG CHANGING ROTATION HOSE, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HIS RT ARM CAUGHT THE BOOM OF THE RIG CAUSSING A DISLOCATION AND POSSIBLE TEAR OF HIS RT SHOULDER ALONG WITH MINOR SCRA7CHES TO RT ARM

May 25, 1987 TN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meta Elkhorn Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPOP9D OFF LOADER MISSED STEP AND IMPACT HURT LOWER BACK.

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