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March 12, 1990 MT · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IT WAS REPORTED, THAT HE, HAULAGE TRUCK OPERATOR ON 2 ND SHIFT, WAS CHECKING TRAILER TO BE SURE IT WAS CLEAN OF SCORIA IN #107 HAULTRUCK (100 TON DART). HE WAS CRAWLING OFF FRONT OF TRAILER, WHEN FOOTING SLIPPED OFF RAIL BECAUSE OF SAND AND COAL CHUNKS AGAINST RAILING. HE PUSHED HIMSELF BACKWARD TO AVOID HITTING HITCH AND LANDED ON LOWER TRANSMISSION COVER OF DECKING IN A SITTING

June 5, 1989 MT · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS RUNNING P&H 35 TON CRANE AT TIPPLE WHILE ON SMALL CRUSHER REPAIR JOB. EMPL WAS CLEANING TOP BACK WINDOW ON P&H CRANE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON LEFT REAR FENDER & FELL APPROX 5 TO 6". IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE RECEIVED BRUISE & SPRAIN THE CHEST AREA.

May 3, 1989 MT · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall from machine

IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME WAS DISMOUNTING KW 100 TON HAULAGE TRUCK IN THE PROCESS THE LEFT HANDRAIL BROKE & I NAME FELL APPROX 6FT TO THE GROUND & LANDED ON HIS FEET THE RESULT WAS AN INJURY TO THE BACK AREA COMPRESSION FX TO VERTEBRAE T8

May 3, 1989 MT · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall from ladders

IT WAS REPORTED THAT EMPL WAS MOUNTING OR STEPPING DOWN ON WOODEN STEP LADDER ON OPERATORS SIDE OF 1260 DRAGLINE REPAIR JOB. IN PROCESS EMPL STATED THAT LEGS WERE BROKEN ON STEP LADDER FROM TU B BEING MOVED UNDERNEATH 1260. HE DID NOT REALIZE THIS & STARTED TO MOUNT LADDER & FELL TO REAR ON MAIN FRAME OF 1260 DRAGLINE. RESULT WAS SPASM TO BACK AREA.

April 5, 1989 MT · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall from machine

IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME SCRAPER OPERATOR ON 3RD SHIFT WAS RUNNING THE P&H 35 TON CRANE AT THE TIPPLE PREPARATION PLANT WHILE ON THE SMALL CURUSHER REPAIR JOB I NAME WAS CLEANING THE TOP BA CK WINDOW ON THE P&H CRRANE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE LEFT REAR FENDER AND FELL APROX 5' TO 6' IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE RECEIVED A BRUISE AND SPRAIN TO CHEST AREA

February 11, 1988 MT · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

IT WAS REPORTED, THAT I,NAME WAS WALKING AT PREPARATION PLANT (OUTSIDE) AT TIPPLE TO VAN BUS TO COME TO THE SHOP FOR SUPPLIES, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE. I,NAME ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HI S LEFT HAND AND ARM, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INJURY TO LEFT WRIST, WHEN HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

October 7, 1987 MT · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

I.NAME WAS PULL3NG DOWN WASH HOSE OVER SHOULDER. I.NAME WAS CLIMBING LADDER WHEN HE BUMPED RT KNEE AHGAINST LADDER RUNG. IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE HAD A CRAKED KNEE CAP. ALSO THERE WAS AN ABRAS ION BELOW THE K3EE CAP WHICH BECAME INFECTED.

January 3, 1986 MT · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IT WAS REPORTED3THAT I NAME DRILLER ON 2ND SHIFT WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM 50 R DRILL SLIPPED INJ HIS NECK AREA HE WENT TO COLSTRIP CLINIC AND IT WAS REPORTED THAT HS SUSTAINED POSSIBLE MUSCLE SPASM OR STRAI3ED MUSCLE IN NECK AREA X RAYS WERE TAKEN BUT DID NOT SHOW ANY TYPE OF INJURY I NAME SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY OFF THE JOB IN 1980 WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY BY SUSIONING 2 VERTABRAE

December 19, 1985 MT · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall from machine

IT WAS REPORTED3THAT I.NAME WAS STEPPING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE DRAGLINE AFTER COMING FROM CAB OF THE MACHINE WITH THE DRAGLINE REPORTS. I.NAME SLIPPED ONT HE VERY ICY & SLICK STEPS FROM THE WE ATHER & F ELL D2WN FROM THE WING OF MACHINE TO LOWER FRAME AREA OF T HE STAIRS. IN THE PROCESS IT WAS REPORTED THAT HE FRACTURED THE 7TH RIB IN 2 PLACES IT HAD RAINED THAT DAY & GOT VERY COLD

June 13, 1985 MT · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

IT WAS REPORTED2 THAT I,NAME WAS KNEELING DOWN ON HIS KNEES, GETTING SOME DELAYS OUT OF A BOX AT EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINE. WHEN I,NAME STOOD UP, HIS LEFT KNEE WENT OUT OF JOINT, WHEN HE STEPPED ON S OME SMALL PEBBL9S OF ROCK, THAT HAD ROLLED UNDER HIS FEET BY THE DELAY AND DETONATOR MAGAZINE. I,NAME STATED THAT HE FELL TO THE GROUND AFTER SLIPPING ON THE PEBBLES OF ROCK AND INJURED LEFT

June 4, 1985 MT · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME WHILE GOING DOWN THE WALKWAY BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE SILO TRIPPER SECTION COAL STORAGE AREA AND 48 IN CONVEYOR BELT LINE TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE SEVERELY THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES BUT A S PRAIN TO RT ANKLE

January 26, 1985 MT · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

IT WAS REPORTED THAT I NAME AND I NAME WERE MOVING POWER CABLE AND WAS TRYING TO TAKE KINK OUT OF THE TRAIL CABLE AT 7800 DRAGLINE WHILE MACHINE WAS WALKING I NAME GRABBED THE POWER CABLE AND HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNERNEATH HIM I NAME FELL ON LEFT SIE HIP AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION AND SPRAIN TO LEFT HIP AREA

April 13, 1984 MT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Sky Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME FELL FROM THE CASTLE ROCK PIT HIGHWALL & LANDED ON THE MCKAY COAL SEAM. I.NAME FELL 95\ FROM ON TOP OF HIGHWALL & LANDED 6\ IN FRONT OF HIGHWALL ON MCKAY COAL SEAM. IT WAS REPORTED THA T VICTIM HAD A HIGH BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT IN SYSTEM.

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