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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 28, 1987 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Run Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CLIMBIN1 UP LADDER TO LOADER WHEN HE PULLED HIS BACK.

December 5, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Run Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PERSON WAS LOOS9N BOLTS ON D9H PUSH BEAM ANDMUST HAVE PULLED TO HARD. SAID HE SAT DOWN TO WELD AND WHEN HE GOT UP HIS BACK WAS HURTING, DOCTOR SAID WAS PROBABLY A STRAIN.

November 13, 1986 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Run Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS KICKING3DIRT IN HOLE ON SHOT AND KNEE WENT OUT

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