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September 5, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Keystone Coal Mining Corporation · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WASHING DOWN THE SCREENHOUSE WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A TRAP DOOR OPENING WHICH WAS LEFT UNCOVERED. HE FELL IN TO HIS WAIST. HE SUFFERED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS LEFT LOWER LEG FROM THE OPEN GRATING AND REQUIRED 9 STITCHES. HE ALSO RECEIVED A SCRAPE AND BRUISE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE WHICH REQUIRED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION.

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