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April 11, 1997 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

B B C Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUMPING WATER. EE WAS PULLING DISCHARGE HOSE. HE STEPPED INTO A DIRT CREVIS AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

June 16, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

B B C Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A PLATFORM ONT EH BACK OF THE DOZER IN ORDER TO GREASE THE RIPPER. HE STEPPED BACKWARD, HIS FOOT WENT INTO AN OPENING IN THE PLATFORM, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE . HE FELL ONTO THE FLATFORM, INJURING HIS TAILBONE.

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