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July 22, 1997 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Linn Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OUTBY SECTION ON SOUTH MAINS AT 27 BLK. IN X CUT 4 TO 5 AT 1 BELT, WHEN EE ALLEGES HE TURN AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC UP IN WALKWAY CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE AND FALL TO THE GROUND. EE WAS X RAYED AT HOSPITAL AND HAD A FRACTURE TO HIS ANKLE.

August 29, 1996 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Linn Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN ESCAPPE WAY AT STATION 661, #7 HDG. WHEN EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

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