INJURED HAD BEEN ASSISTING W/ THE INSTALLATION OF AN OVERHEAD PIPE LEADING TO A SLURRY SUMP. ASTHE PIPE WAS BEING POSITIONED INTO PLACE INJUREDSTEPPED AWAY FROM THE SUMP BY WALKING ON H-BEAM. INJURED THEN STEPPED OFF THE H-BEAM ONTO A WOODEN 2"X 6" BOARD(WAS LAYING ACROSS TWO H-BEAMS). WHEN EE STEPPED ON THE BOARD, IT BROKE AND EE FELL APPROX 14 FT & 8 IN DOWN TO THE GROUND LEVEL.
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September 4, 1996
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crockett Collieries (Ky) Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
February 29, 1996
KY · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crockett Collieries (Ky) Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED WHEN HE WALKED TOWARDS HEAD TANK OVERFLOW VALVE TO ADJUST WATER HE FELL THROUGH GRADING INTO #2 CYCLONE SUMPWATER.
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