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January 11, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgeway Coals Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE TOOLS TO 4TH LEVEL OF PREP PLANT & LEAVE ON INSIDE OF BLDG. EMPL WAS TO RETURN TO TRUCK & PICK UP INSULATION FROM STORAGE AREA & UNLOAD ON GROUND AT PREP PLANT INSTEAD OF RETURNING TO TRUCK EMPL EXITED THROUGH TEMPORARY OPENING ONTO ROOF #5 OF PREP PLANT. ROOF AREA WAS COVERED WITH FROST & EMPL SLIPPED OFF OF ROOF & FELL 52' TO G ROUND.

August 11, 1988 KY · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgeway Coals Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS DECENDING FROM THE PREPEARTAION PLANT FLOORS STAIRWAY. HE MISJUDGED THE SECON TREND AND FELL HALF WAY DOWN THE STAIRS BEFORE REGAINING HIS BALNCE.

May 18, 1988 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Ridgeway Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP. USING IMPACT WRENCH TO IMPACT EREXTION BOLTS. PIN SECURING OCKET TO WRENCH BECAME PARTIALLY EXPOSED AND AS IT TURNED THE PIN CAUGHT THE LEFT HAND, LACERATING IT BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS. THE WOUND WAS STITCHED CLOSED AND ADRESSING APPLIED BY ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.

November 26, 1986 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ridgeway Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING DOZER, HE SLIPPED FROM DOZER PUSH ARM, STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE GROUND.

June 6, 1986 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Ridgeway Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS INSP9CTING BROKEN DRIVE LINE ON POWDER TK IT HAD THROWN A U-JOINT & WAS ON A HILL TRUCK HAD FOULED AGAINST BOOSTER BRAKE CHAMBER WHEN I.NAME & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSPECTED THE T K TO SEE WHAT WAS WR2NG WITH IT I.NAME MOVED THE DRIVE LINE & THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL BRUSHING HIS LEFT SHOULDER & RUNNING OVER LEFT LEG

April 9, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ridgeway Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE HIT HIS FORE2EAD ON MIRROR CAUSING PAIN TO BACK OF NECK & HURTING BETWEEN SHOULDERS.

April 3, 1986 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Ridgeway Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS STEAM CL9ANING A 98C LOADER WHEN CLEANING WAND HIT HIM WITH HOT STEAM & WATER STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT LEG

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