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1983–2026
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March 26, 1985 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS ATTEMPING TO PUT A HALF HEADER BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE FEEDER AND THE ROOF WHEN THE HALF HEADER GOT CAUGHT WITH THE CHAIN AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FINGER.

March 25, 1985 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CLEANING FOOT SHAFT OF CONVEYOR ON CONTINOUS MINER AND TRYING TO REACH ROPE TO HOOK TO CONVEYOR CHAIN AND GOT IN ANAURKARD POSITION AND HOLLOWED FOR HELP.

October 9, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Bucket Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS SHOVELING THE BELTLINE AND HURT HIS BACK

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