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October 4, 2010 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Illinois Fuel Company LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was dislodging elevator buckets in #2 jig elevator shaft and inadvertently stepped into the opened elevator access repair area underneath the plant jig. Employee was able to catch himself before falling completely into area and was lowered to plant floor below by two employees. Injuries consisted of sprained right knee and lacerations on left elbow and right shin.

April 13, 2009 IL · Coal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Illinois Fuel Company LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was standing on flat spot the operator was pulling the pump hose over where the employee could retie the rope on the pump hose, then the rock that his left was on rolled and the employee fell. When he tried to block his fall with his left hand he hit his hand on a rock dislocating the middle joint and tearing the skin.

December 21, 2002 IL · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Illinois Fuel Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS WALKING TO SEDIMENT POND NO. 24 TO GET A WATER SAMPLE HIS RT FT SLIPPED AND WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT HE HYPEREXTENDED RIGHT KNEE.

March 19, 2002 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Illinois Fuel Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING FUEL HOSE UP ON #4 OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET TRACK HE CAUGHT HIMSELF PULLING A TENDON IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

December 6, 2001 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Illinois Fuel Company LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM REAR TIRE OF 16 G MOTOR GRADER WHILE FUELING, SURFACE WAS WET AND MUDDY.

September 18, 2001 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Illinois Fuel Company LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE LOST FOOTING AND GRABBED HOSE HILE BENT OVER CAUSING UPPER RUPTURE ON LEFT SIDE.

June 12, 2001 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Illinois Fuel Company LLC · Fall from machine

THE CREW WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING LEFT SIDE TOP HOIST CYLINDER PIN, EE WAS IN A BASKET PULLING PIN WHICH WAS HOOKED ONTO HIS CABLE WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT IT FREE FELL ABOUT 3' THEN TH CAB LE CAUGHT THE PIN AND BASKET SHAFT BROKE. BASKET FELL TO THE GROUND AND THEN THREW EE OUT AND LANDED ON HIS BACK ABOUT 3-4" ABOVE HIS WAISTLINE.

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