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January 10, 1992 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REACHED OVER A GUARD RAIL TO DISLODGE A PULL ROPE. IN DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

October 21, 1991 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO START SHIFT ON HIS ROCK TRUCK. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

September 15, 1989 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF COAL TRUCK AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

October 27, 1987 AL · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS MOVING 8RAGLINE CABLE AND CU T LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

October 27, 1987 AL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS PICKING3UP A JIG SCREEN AT THE WASHER AND STRAINED HIS BACK

April 27, 1987 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LE7TING 2100 POWER CABLE OFF HIGHWALL. SLACK CAME OUT AND A LOOP OF CABLE HIT HTE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.

January 7, 1985 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON SHOVEL, WHILE WIPING DIRT OFF OF A PIECE OF METAL HE CUT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES

October 30, 1984 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Russell Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER AND MISSED LAST STEP ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO STRETCH AND TWIST HIS BACK

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