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February 28, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS TRIMING HIS LOAD IN PREPERATION TO PUTTING TARP ON. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF TRAILER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL APPROX 12' TO GROUND. THE FALL CAUSED INJURIED TO B OTH WRISTS & PUT A CUT ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

February 1, 1994 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS GETTING RIDE IN UNIT RIG ROCK TRUCK TO PIT AREA WHERE SHOVEL WAS. AS HE WAS MOUNTING ROCK TRUCK HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON LADDER AND FELL APPROX. 15 FEET TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET.

November 19, 1993 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER, MISSED BOTTOM STIRRUP OF LADDER AND FELL APPROX 8' TO GROUND, STRIKIN GBACK OF HEAD.

October 8, 1993 KY · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD BEEN PUMPING FUEL. HE TURNED TO PUT NOZZLE BACK IN FUEL TRUCK, STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

August 11, 1993 KY · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING RT OF WAY ON MOUNTAIN SIDE SLIPPED & FELL ON CUTTING TOOL CUTTING HIS RT HAND

July 5, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL FROM DOZER STEP LANDING ON LEFT FOOT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION FOOT AND THREE TOES WERE FRACTURED.

January 6, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULL ONTO WORK AREA DISMOUNTED THE POWDER TRUCK AND REELED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

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