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October 12, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

GOT TANGLED IN C.B. ANTENNA WIRE AND FELL TO THEGROUND AND LANDED ON HIS HIP AND BACK.

July 13, 1993 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER AFTER DARK HE JUMPED OFF OF BOTTOM STEP LANDING ON A ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RT FOOT

March 6, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE, WAS CLIMBING UP LECTRA HAUL LADDER TO START TRUCK. IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND TRUCK WAS SETTING IN MUD HOLE FROM RAIN. EMPLOYEE HAD STEPPED IN MUD BEFORE CLIMBING UP LADD ER AND HIS FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM ON THE LADDER CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL. EMPLOYEE GRABBED HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM HITTING GROUND WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.

March 4, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A HEADER ON TOP OF BOTTOM BELT FOR SCRAPER, A SPLICE CAME THROUGH AND CAUGHT HEADER, STRIKING EMPLOYEE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO RIB.

July 25, 1992 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall onto or against objects

54730USING A STEAM JENNY CLEANER TO CLEAN COAL FROM COAL SCREENS. TURNING AROUND,SLIPPED ON THE WET DECK AND FELL HITTING RIGHT LEG.

January 23, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO DRILL BENCH IN HIS MECHANIC'S TRUCK. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE BENCH AND WENT TO GET OUT OF TRUCK TO GROUND, HE STEPPED INTO A DIP IN THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

April 23, 1991 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE HAS REPLACED AIR LINE AND HAD CLIMBED BACK INTO OPERATORS' CAB TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE GUAGE. WHEN HE HAD STARTED TO CLIMB BACK DOWN LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. E MPLOYEE HAD BEEN WALKING IN MUD AND OIL WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING UP AND DOWN LADDER WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL.

April 12, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPL WAS INSTALLING PIN IN DUMP CLY ON LECTRA HAUL. EMPL WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER WHEN LADDER FELL OVER CASUING EMPL TO LOOSE BALANCE & FALLING TO GROUND.

April 10, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING DUMP CLY ON A LECTRA HAUL DUMP TRK WAS CLIMBING UP A STEP LADDER TO PIN THE TOP OF HOIST CLY WHEN THE STEP LADDER HE WAS CLIMBING UP SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FROM LADDER

March 13, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall from machine

WIPWE WAS NOT REMOVING THE MUD AND WATER FROM WINDSHIELD.EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON LEFT FRONT FEEDER TO BEND THE WIPER TO REMOVE -WATER AND MUD.WHEN HE STARTED DOWN FROM FENDER HE HAD MUD ON THE B OTTOM HIS FEET CAUSING HIM TO SLIP FROM FENDER,HITTING ON BOTTOM OF FEET AND CAUSING SHARP APIN TO STOMACH.

February 28, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS GETTING OUT OF COAL TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO FUEL TANK STEP WHERE FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING EMPL TO FALL & HIT ELBOW ON INTERIOR OF TRUCK & TRUCK FLOOR BOARD.

August 22, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF HIS TRUCK AT WEIGH SCALES TO PUT HIN IN WEIGH UNIT WHEN EMPL SLIPPED ON FUEL TANK HITTING BACK ON SCALE STRUCTURE.

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