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273,095
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Years on record
2000–2026
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June 6, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky Coal Terminal · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN A WATER HOSE THAT HE WAS USING, LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING ON LT. ELBOW.

October 1, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky Coal Terminal · Fall from machine

EE BECAME FRIGHTENED BY LOUD NOISE NEAR HIM HE THEN JUMPED FROM STEP LADDER PLACED NEAR COAL HOPPER & BELT LINE. HE WAS APPROX 21/2 FT FROM GROUND HIS RIGHT FOOT COMES IN CONTACT WITH A LUM P OF CAOL & SPRAINS ANKLE. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO MGMT UNTIL 10/29/01

May 6, 2001 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky Coal Terminal · Fall from machine

EE FELL TO GROUND WHILE DESCENDING STEPS LOCATED ON COUNTERWEIGHT ON 988-F LOADER, IN THE ACT OF REFUELING.

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