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273,193
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Years on record
2000–2026
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March 30, 2001 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shawnee Contracting Llc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING BACK DOWN AFTER PUTTING OIL IN MACHINE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE LADDER AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON SHOULDER AND SIDE OF HEAD.

March 26, 2001 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shawnee Contracting Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS RUNNING TO SHUT DOWN CONVEYOR WHICH HAD OVERLOADED WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL WITH LEFT FOOT TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

October 11, 2000 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shawnee Contracting Llc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS TO GET IN THE CAB OF THE 1800 SHOVEL WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CATCHING HIS SHIN TEARING A BIG PIECE OF SKIN OUT OF HIS SHIN.

May 17, 2000 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shawnee Contracting Llc · Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING ON 16" DRISCO PIPE, TRYING TO GET PIPE BACK IN PLACE SPLICE WHEN PIPE WAS PICKED UP THE BOTTOM OF PIPE KICKED OUT, STRIKING EE KNOCKING HIM OFF THE PUMP AND TO THE FLOOR OF PREP PLANT.

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