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July 10, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
River Ridge Coals Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF ROCK TRUCK LADDER SPRANGED ANKLE.

May 3, 1990 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
River Ridge Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

PIT WAS DRY, GOOD VISIBILITY, OPERATIOR HAD LOADER IN SECOND GEAR BUSTING COAL, HIT THE COAL THAT WAS NOT BUSTED, THEW OPERATOR INTO STEERING WHEEL BRUISING OPERATORS LEFT SIDE.

April 16, 1990 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
River Ridge Coals Inc · Fall from machine

AREA WAS DRY AND GOOD LIGHTING PROVIDED WITH LIGHT PLANT, LADDER WAS SECURE AND STABLE. STEP FROM GROUND LEVEL OF ROCK TRK. AND FELL TO GROUND HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER ON GROUND.

March 27, 1990 WV · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
River Ridge Coals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

OPER WAS STANDING ON CATWALK OF DRILL IN FRONT OF COMPRESSOR AIR TANK POP OFF RELEASE VALVE POPPED OFF HOT COMPRESSED AIR HITTING OPER ON LEFT SIDE & STOMACH.

January 9, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
River Ridge Coals Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRELL BIN OVER TURNED WITH INDIVIDULA ON TOP. BIN IS 30' TALL BEING FILLED FROM TRUCK INJURED WENT TO TOP. BIN OVERTURNED.

November 29, 1989 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
River Ridge Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

(SPRAINED KNEE) WAS COMING OFF OF LOADER, HOLDING TO HAND RAILS. STEPPED FROM LAST STEP TO GROUND AND TWISTED KNEE.

July 21, 1989 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
River Ridge Coals Inc · Fall from machine

OPER. PARKED LOADER WITH BOOM LOWERED, PARK BRAKESET, AND ENG. SHUT OFF. GOT OUT OF CAB AND CAME DOWN EXIT. LADDER WHEN STEPING FROM LADDER ONTO GROUND SURFACE HIS ANKLE CRILED.

July 18, 1988 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
River Ridge Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

PUSHING OUTSIDE MATERIAL IN SHOT AREA.

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