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March 11, 1998 TN · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Mining Inc · Fall down stairs

FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW CAUSED SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. AS EE WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS AT THE OFFICE TRAILER SHE SLIPPED AND FELL. HER RIGHT ANKLE WAS SPRAINED AND TWO BONES BROKEN IN THE RIGHT FOO T.

July 25, 1997 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EE IS AN EE OF D.H. CAMPBELL INC. (CONTRACT HAULERS). EE WAS HAULING HIGHWALL MINE ADDCARS TO A DIFFERENT PIT AREA. AS HE STEPPED UP ON THE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED & FELL. HE HIT THE GROUND, BRUISIN G HIS BACK AND KIDNEYS.

July 18, 1997 TN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE PULLED A MUSCLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK. HE WENT TO DR. AND CONTINUED WORKING. ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1997. BY DOCTOR'S INSTRUCTIONS, HE QUIT WORK BECAUSE OF CONTINUING DEGENERATIVE CONDITION.

February 12, 1997 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Mining Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS MINING FLOCCULANT WHEN HE SLIPPED IN SPILLED WATER AND FELL CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO BACK AND NECK.

October 19, 1996 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tennessee Mining Incorporated · Fall down stairs

EMPLOOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILLE DESCENDING A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. INFLICTING ABRASIONS TO HIS RIGHT HAND AND BACK.

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