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1983–2026
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March 8, 1989 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Continental Operating Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS ENTERING A DOORWAY AT TAILEND OF #M-1 BELT HE LOST HIS FOOTING SOMEONE HAD A BRATTICE CLOTH ACROSS THE DOOR SUPPORTED BY A PC OF ANGLE IRON WHEN HE FELL INTO THE BRATTICE THE ANGLE IRON CAME DOWN & STRUCK HIM ON THE HE

March 6, 1989 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Continental Operating Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

POWER WENT OFF IN THE PLANT & I NAME STEPPED OFF OF A GRATED WALKWAY TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE PLANT SHUT DOWN AT NOON BECAUSE OF THE ICE STORM & POWER OUTAGE

January 13, 1989 PA · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Continental Operating Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

I.NAME WAS TIEING UP BARGE NO #1809 TO THE LOADED FLEET FROM THE CO HARBOR BOAT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A BARGE TIMBERHEAD

August 11, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO UNIT NO. 156 RAW COAL SCREEN, CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO #175 FEED CHUTE.

January 21, 1988 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

THE AREA AROUND3THE EQPT. WAS VERY MUDDY. HE TOLD ME HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF HIS PAN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE UNDERARM (RIGHT) ON A PAN STEP.

January 18, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Continental Operating Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE CONDITION O0 THE AREA WHERE 50 TEMP RAIN, HVY MUD, CHUCK WAS ENTERING A BUILDING ONT HE REFUSE PILE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOT AND FELL.

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