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May 15, 1998 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from ladders

AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT EE WAS WORKING FROM A LADDER, CLEANING THE VIBRATION DAMPER ON A CAT 793 OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK. AS HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER HE SLIPPED & FELL LANDING ON HIS WRIST & RIGHT SIDE.

May 10, 1998 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from ladders

AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT EE WAS USING A LADDER TO WORK ON A CATERPILLAR 789 OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK. AS HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER, HE SLIPPED & FELL ON A COOLANT STORAGE TANK. A HOOK ATTACHED TO THE TANK, USED TO STORE HOSES, PENETRATED HIS RIGHT BUTTOCKS.

August 4, 1997 WY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE BACK OF A ONE TON FLAT BED TRUCK WHEN PANT LEG CAUGHT ON BOLT NEXT TO TRAILER HITCH CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE EDGE OF HIS HARD HAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE 2" LACERATION IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

December 17, 1996 WY · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ICY, COLD WINDY WEATHER CONDTIONS. EE WAS GOING OUTSIDE TO GET INTO PICKUP TRUCK. AS HE STEPPED OUTSIDE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONT HE ICY ENTRYWAY

July 23, 1996 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from machine

OPERATOR POSITIONED DOZER PARALLEL TO TRAIL CABLE AND RAISED THE MACHINE ON THE DOZER BLADE AND RIPPER TO SLIDE CABLE UNDER MACHINE. HE CLIMBED OFF THE MACHINE AND REALIZED HE WASN'T HIGH ENOU GH. HE CLIMBED BACK ON, RAISED THE DOZER HIGHER AND WHEN CLIMBING BACK OFF, CAUGHT THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT ON THE DOZER ARM AND FELL FORWARD TO GROUND. RESULT- TORN ROTATOR CUFF.

May 13, 1996 WY · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

RIGHT LEG WAS HURT DURING SOFTBALL. WENT TO EMT TO GET IT DRESSED UP. STARTED FEELING WEERY. PASSED OUT. HIT HEAD. WOKE UP AND WAS TAKEN TO TOWN IN MINE AMBULANCE AND RELEASED.

March 1, 1996 WY · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM ADMINISTRAION BUILDING TO SECURITY STATION, SHE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF SNOW COVERED ICE. SHE DID NOT FALL, BUT WRENCHED HER BACK AND NECK TRYING TO STAY UPRIGHT.

February 9, 1996 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from machine

TECH. WAS SETTING THE GUAGE ON THE SIDE RELEASE TANK. THE WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD AND BLEW THE LADDER TECH. WAS STANDING ON OVER. TECH. FELL ABOUT 2-3 FEET, LANDING ON HIS LEFT HIP. HE SUST AINED TWO (2) FRACTURED BONES IN HIS HIP.

August 30, 1995 WY · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

POOR JUDGEMENT BY EE. EE CHOSE TO WALK ACROSS TIED CAGES WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL. EE SUFFERED A VERY SMALL FRACTURE IN HIS LEFT ARM. HE WAS THEN PLACAED IN A CAST & RELEASED TO FULL DAY.

June 2, 1995 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STARTING A HOLE, AFTER DRILLED TO 20', HE UNHOOKED LANYARD AND WALKED TO OTHER SIDE OF HOLE TO BACK OUT WATER TRUCK ONTO LOCATION. WHILE WALKING BACKWARDS GUIDING WATER TRUCK, HE WALKED INTO SHAFT.

May 20, 1995 WY · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF CONTRACTOR'S GATE,HE STEPPED ON A LARGE SCORIA ROCK,TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FELL.EMPLOYEE HAS POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF LOWER LEFT LEG AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

April 20, 1995 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM THIRD RUNG OF LADDER WHILE REPAIRING LIGHT ON HAUL TRUCK, LADDER FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE'S LEG CAUSING SCRATCHES. EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON FLOOR CAUSING SAFETY GLASSES' RIM TO CUT FOREHEAD, RESULTING IN SEVERAL STITCHES. WHEN FALLING EMPLOYEE LANDED ON RIGHT HAND AND BROKE THUMB.

January 18, 1995 WY · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FIREEXTINGUISHERS. SHE WALKED OUT EAST SIDE OF NORTH ANTELOPE COALCOMPANY SHOP. WALKED NORTH ON SIDEWALK AROUND HEATERS. SHE TRIPPED ON EDGE OF CEMENT AND FELLT O HER KNEES. THERE WERE BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS ON HER LEFT KNEE.

November 9, 1994 WY · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING SITE CHECKS. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ASKED HIM IF HE HAD CHANGE. WHEN HE PULLED MONEY FROM HIS POCKET, A QUARTER DROPPED TO THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STEP ON THE QUARTER AT THE SAME TIME OTHER TRIED TO PICK IT UP AND STEPPED ON HIS HAND. WHEN OTHER JERKED HIS HAND FROM UNDER EMPLOYEE'S FOOT, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL, HITTING FOREHEAD & DISLOCATING SHOULDER.

September 6, 1994 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from ladders

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER LEANING AGAINST WATER STORAGE TANK TO REPAIR ELECTRIC SWITCH, LADDER SLIPPED, TECHNICIAN JUMPED TO GROUND AND INJURED LEG.

May 24, 1992 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE SPECULATED THAT HE MAY HAVE FALLEN WHEN DISMOUNTING FROM THE FORKLIFT AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE RATCHET PART OF HIS HARD HAT SUSPENSION. BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUED HEADACHE, EE DID NOT REPOR T FOR HIS SCHEDULED SHIFT ON SAT., JUNE 12.

March 23, 1992 WY · Coal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLOOR OF SWING FRAME IN DRAGLINE STEPPED BACK TO GET A SPOT SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR RT LEG HIT HANDLE ON SOLVENT CAN

December 13, 1991 WY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF DOZER ONTO SNOW COVERED GROUND. RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON CHUNK OF DIRT AND EMPLOYEE TWISTED ANKLE.

October 28, 1991 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CHECKING SAMPLE SYSTEM TOP POF SILO. SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL. STRESS FRACTURE TO RIGHT ANKLE.

September 12, 1991 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by falling object

LOADING A JACK ONTO OUR O.T.R. TRUCK & SLIPPED & FELL. CRACKED RIBS.

July 16, 1991 WY · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE LIFTING POLYPIPE ONTO FUSING MACHINE WITH THE BUCKET OF A BACKHOE, PIPE SLIPPED OFF THE BUCKET, STRIKING EE AND KNOCKING EE TO GROUND. EE FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE AND TORE LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE.

July 9, 1991 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP CLIMBED ON TOP OF VENDING MACHINE TO CLEAN WALLS JUMPED OFF AND LANDED WRONG

February 14, 1991 WY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ON HOIST LIFT OF 75 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR THROUGH TEMPORARY OPENING IN FLOOR OF SILO. EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH OPENING IN FLOOR AND LANDED ON CONCRETE FLOOR 12'6" BELOW.

January 29, 1990 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO GET ON LOADER WHEN HE FELL OFF, LANDING ON RIGHT HEEL AREA. EMPLOYEE SPRAINED AND BRUISED RIGHT ANKLE AND HEEL.

December 16, 1989 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON 637 CAT SCRAPER TO SHUT OFF THE REAR ENGINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO PULL MUSCLE IN BACK.

May 9, 1989 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP TWO 7' X 9' STEEL PLATES WHEN HE SLIPPED, CAUSING PLATES TO FALL, STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER AND PINNING HIM UNDER THE PLATES. NO DAMAGE TO ANYTHING EXCEPT VICTIM. EMPLOY EE FRACTURED 3RD RIB DOWN ON RIGHT SIDE.

December 7, 1988 WY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL HAD BEEN ON BREAK & WAS LEAVING MANSHACK TO GO BACK TO WORK. WAS WALKING DOWN ROADWAY ALONG CONVEYOR LEADING TO TRUCK DUMP SLIPPED & FELL ON ICY ROADWAY RESULTING IN SPIRAL FRACTURE TO LEFT FEMUR.

June 30, 1988 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from machine

AS INJ. WAS GETTING OFF THE 651 SCRAPER HE WAS OPERATING FOR LUNCH, HIS LEFT HAND SLIPED OFF THE GRAB IRON AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK. HEIGHT OF THE FAL WAS ABOUT 4 FEET.HE HAD A SMAL LACERATIOLN TO T HE OUT SIDE OF HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND AND SLIGHT SWELLING OF THE FINGER.

March 24, 1988 WY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from machine

THE OILER STOPPED AT THE BLAST HOLE DRILL TO GREASE THE PULL DOWN SHEAVES THAT ARE LOCATED NEAR THE TOP OF THE MAST. THE MAST WAS IN THE LAIDED DOWN POSTION, AND HE MOUNTED THE DRILL WITH THE GREASE HOSE, WALKED THE MAST TO THE END WHERE HE NELT DOWN TO ATTACH GREASE HOSE TO FITTING, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

September 10, 1987 WY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS MOVI3G FROMONE COMPARTMENT TO ANOTHER TO ST UP FOR WELDING HE STEPPED OVER AN OPEN HOLE & LANDED IN ANOTHER HIS LEFR LEG WENT IN & HE SCRAPED HIS HIP HE THEN COAME DOWN & LANDED ON HIS LEFT ELB2W FORCE OF HIT BODY CAUSED MUSCLE DAMAGE IN HIS LEFT SHOUILDER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION OF A 291 MARION COAL SHOVEL HE WAS WELDING ON SWING FRAME

August 25, 1987 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ALONG RAILROAD TRACK, CHECKING TRAIN CAR DOORS TO INSURE THEY WERE CLOSED. AFTER CHECKING THE TRAIN, EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING AND FELL DOWN, LANDING ON HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK.

July 7, 1987 WY · Coal electrician helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall from ladders

EMPL PUMPING OI5 OUT OF TRANSFORMER WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF IT.CLIMBING DOWN FROM IT EMPL STEPPED ON 2ND RUNG FROM TOP OF 6' STEP LADDER.LADDER SLIPPED AND EMPL FELL 6' LANDING ON THE LADDER

February 1, 1987 WY · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME STEPPED 2FF A CEMENT SLAB APPROX 4 INCHES HIGH, AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKJLE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN

February 1, 1987 WY · Coal electrician helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CONDITIONS WERE3SUNNY 40DEG.ICE MELTING WORKER WAS WALKING ACROSS CONCRETE WITH SMOOTH FINISH WORKER SLIPPED & FELL SPRAINING ELBOW

December 29, 1986 WY · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS TIGHENT3NG STRUCTURAL BOLTS WITH BREAKER BAR A 325 BOLT BROKE CAUSING EMP TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL 5 FT TO TOP OF TRIPPER CAR HEAD CHUTE STRIKING HIS RT HIP CONTUSION AND SORE BACK MUS MUSCLES 3

June 22, 1986 WY · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED WHILE C5RRYING PIECE OF REBAR TO CONSTRUCTION SITE.WHILE REGAINING FOOTING END OF REBAR STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING INCISION.INCISION RESULTED IN 7 STITCHES.

January 24, 1986 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

DRISCO PIPE WAS3FROZE IN THE ICE ON S.P. 9A CONTAINMENT. HAD A LABOR CHIPPING THE ICE WITH A HANDPICK SO WE COULD PULL THE DRISCO OUT OF THE POND WHILE HE WAS DOING THIS HE SLIPPED AND FELL, H URTING HIS BACK1

June 10, 1985 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Powder River Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JUMPED DOWN INTO DITCH & LANDED WITH FOOT ON SIDE OF A ROCK SPRAINING KNEE AT POINT OF OLD INJURIES.

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