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December 28, 1999 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barton Mining Company · Fall from machine

THE EE CLIMBED UP ON TOP OF A FRONT FENDER OF TRUCK TO CHECK OIL. THE FENDER HAD ICE ON IT AND THE EE FELL 4 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE EE SUFFERED A BRUISED RIB CAGE.

November 24, 1997 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barton Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER PARKING 50 TON CAT TRUCK AT END OF SHIFT, OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST RIGHT BACKUP MIRROR. OPERATOR LOST FOOTING, SLIPPED, BUT DID NOT FALL. CAUGHT HIMSELF AND PULLED BACK IN PROCESS.

June 1, 1993 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barton Mining Company · Fall from machine

INJURED PERSON WAS POSITIONED ON UPPER ASSEMBLY ATTEMPTING TO SITE AUTOMATIC PIN PULLER HOLE, LOST BALANCE & FELL TO THE GROUND.

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