Mining Incidents

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1983–2026
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June 12, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BUMPER FROM MINER THE BUMPER WAS TO HEAVY FOR HIM AND HE DROPPED THE BUMPER BREAKING HIS FINGER.

April 19, 1991 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS TRANSPORTING SUPPLIES INTO MINE AS HE OFFLOADED OIL DRUM HE STRAINED BACK.

March 2, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WASMAKING BELT SPLICE WHEN HE STRAINED BACK.

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