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October 19, 1996 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Allegheny Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED ON TRACK GRABBED ON AND CUT FINGER ON SOMETHING SHARP ON CAB.

February 1, 1996 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Allegheny Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE HURTING RIGHT ELBOW, HAND AND KNEE.

July 17, 1993 WV · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Allegheny Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS GETTING OFF THE DRILL AND TRIPPED AND FELL, CATCHING HIS LEFT SIDE ON A METAL PIECE.

April 15, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Allegheny Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS EXCITING THE LOADER AND WENT TO GRAB FOR THE HANDLE, MISSED AND FELL TO THE GOUND TWISTING HIS BACK.

March 14, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Allegheny Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS WORKING ON THE SCRAPER ADN WAS GETTING ODWN, IT WAS WET FROM WHERE IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS RIBS ON THE BUMPER.

February 13, 1992 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Allegheny Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS PUTTING OIL IN HIS PAN AND WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM.IT WAS SNOWING AND RAINING AND HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL FROM THE PAN HITTING HSI HEAD AND BACK ON THE GROUND.

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