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March 8, 1989 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four Leaf Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS HELPING MOVE A 6" WATER PUMP AND SUCITON HOSE OUT OF THE PIT AREA HE WAS BENT OVER HOLDING THE SUCTION HOSE AND DISCONNECTINGF A CHAIN FROM AOURND THE HOSE WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN T HE L SIDE BOTTOM PART OF HIS STOMACH THE PAIN KEPT GETTING WORSE DAY AFTER DAY AND HIS SIDE BECAME SORE 3-14-89 TEH DR TOLD HIM HE HAD A RUPTURE HE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE OPERATON MON 3-20-

October 6, 1988 TN · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four Leaf Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO PULL WATER ON THE ROAD WAY TO CONTROL DUST, HE LIFTED A 12-V BATTERY FROM THE FLOOR OF THE WATER TRUCK TO PUT IT INTO A WATER PUMP TO START IT, WHILE LIFTING THE B ATTERY HE HAD PAIN IN THE UPPER PART OF HIS BACK.

July 26, 1988 TN · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four Leaf Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED EMPLOYEE LIFTED A BATTERY FROM THE FLOOR OF HIS PICK UP TRUCK TO PUT THE BATTERY IN A WATER PUMP TOSTART THE ENGINE SO HE COULD FILL THE WATER TRUCK UP WITH WATER SO HE COULD PUT THE WATER ON THE HAUL ROAD TO KEEP DOWN THE DUST. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE BATTERY UP HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK.

July 23, 1987 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four Leaf Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CLEAR AWAY ROOMS OUT OF A&S MALL CREEK.WHEN THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK SORE AND SWELLEN.HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY BUT IN A LOT OF PAIN.THE NEXT DAY HE COULDN'T WORK AN D WENT TO SEE A3DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM THE MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WAS PULLED AND SWOLLEN AND HE COULD NOT WORK FOR ABOUT 2 WEEK.

July 29, 1986 TN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four Leaf Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ EMP WAS LOA8ING 50 LB BAGS OF POWDER OFF OF TRAILER ONTO THE BED OF F 250 FORD TRUCK HE PICKED UP A BAG OF POWDER AND TURNED WITH IT CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN AND PINCHED NERVE IN HIS BACK

August 19, 1983 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four Leaf Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING A ROLLER ON D-9 DOZER, BETH WAS ON THE GROUND LOOSENING THE ROLLER BOLTS MARTY GOT ON THE DOZER TO PUT DOWN PRESSURE ON THE BLADE SO THE DOZER WOULD RAISE HIGHER OFF THE GROUND, THE BLADE CONTROL WENT INTO FLOAT POSITION ANDTH W WEIGHT OF THE DOZER CAME DOWN AND MASHED BETH\S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE TRACK OF

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