Employee was cleaning belt line when his boots stuck in the mud. he slipped and fell against belt then fell to the ground hitting a piece of structure. Employee broke a rib and fractured shoulder.
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Meadow Branch Mining Corporation · Fall onto or against objects
August 24, 2001
VA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meadow Branch Mining Corporation · Fall onto or against objects
EE WAS SUPERVISING MINER WHEN ROCK ROLLED OFF OFRIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS LEGS CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE MINER AND BREAK HIS NOSE
February 24, 2000
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meadow Branch Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS MOVING MINER, STEPPED ON CABLE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T START MISSING WORK UNTIL MARCH 1ST, 2000.
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