I,NAME TRUCK DRIVER WAS WAITING AT DUMP WITH A LOAD OF COAL. HE SAID HE WAS KICKING HIS TIRES TO SEE IF HE HAD A JAW TIRE WHEN SOME MUD FLEW IN HIS EYE.
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February 1, 1988
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
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Superior Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
August 11, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
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Superior Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
ACCIDENT OCCURE8 WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS PASSING CABLEAS THE CUTTING MACHINE CABLE WAS REELED UP HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
Superior Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME TOOK BEL7 STRUCTURE BOLT LOOSE & WHEN HE PULLED A PIECE OF TOP STRUCTURE UP OFF OF THE ROPE IT STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE FRACTURING NOSE. NOTE THE COAL SEAM IS ONLY 34" THICK
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