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March 30, 1988 OK · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM WAS CHANING TRUCK TIRE AND LIFTED TIRE HURTING HIS BACK.

February 17, 1988 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM WAS STRINGING OUT PUMP DISCHARGE HOSE & STRAINED BACK.

December 7, 1987 OK · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM BUMPED E5BOW ON AIR CONDITIONER AND BROKE OFF BONE SPUR.

April 18, 1987 OK · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Fall from machine

VICTIM WAS LIFT3NG AN ENGINE OUT OF A SCRAPER WHENTHE BOOM BROKE & KNOCKED HIM FROM THE SCRAPER

March 6, 1987 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

VICTIM TOOK RAD3ATOR CAP OFF PUMP AND SCALDING WATER SPRAYED VICTIM.

January 27, 1987 OK · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS HELPING SHO2TERS LOAD HOLES AND TWISTED HIS BACK.THEN HE WAS LOADING PARTS STRAINING HIS BACK.

December 5, 1986 OK · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM WAS INST5LLING A TRAVEL MOTOR UNDER REAR END OF DRILL WHILE LIFTING MOTOR INTO PLACE HE STRAINED HIS BACK

October 17, 1986 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS ATTA7HING A COAL PINNER TO A LOADER USING A BOOMER HANDLE SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE RIBS

April 26, 1986 OK · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING DRAG C5BLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

April 25, 1986 OK · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING OFF GRA8ER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

February 11, 1986 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS MOVING A 8UCTION HOSE ON A 6" DIESEL WATER PUMP & HURT MY BACK.

November 6, 1985 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

VICTIM WAS CHAN1ING GREASE DRUMS WHEN THEY ROLLED TOGETHER PINCHING HIS FINGER.

October 11, 1985 OK · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS TAKI3G ARM OFF LOADER AND IT FELL CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN ARM OF LOADER AND ROCK.

October 9, 1985 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

VICTIM WAS PULL3NG ON LOADER DOOR AND PULLED WRIST OUT OF JOINT.

September 13, 1985 OK · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS PULL3NG CABLE FROM DRAGLINE AND SUFFERED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE HAND.

August 10, 1985 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM WAS WORK3NG ON EQUIPMENT AND BENT OVER WRONGE.

July 8, 1985 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hickory Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

VICTIM REMOVED 9ADIATOR CAP FROM RADITOR RELEASING HOT WATER FROM RADIATOR, THUS SPRAINING ON THE VICTIM.

September 13, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A PIECE OF PIPE WAS BEING LIFTED OFF A TRUCK & IT CUT HIS FINGER

July 25, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Corp Of America Inc · Struck by flying object

CHANGING TIRE VALVE ON 400C LOADER WHEN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED BY REMOVING THE NUT AND THE PRESSURE BLEW METAL AND DUST INTO LEFT WRIST

September 7, 1983 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Processed Coals · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BRADY SPARKS BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF SHEET METAL AND SAID HE TWISTED HIS BACK

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