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1983–2026
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May 22, 1988 KY · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & B Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

STEPPED ON ROOF BOLT WITH PLATE ON BOLT. ROOF BOLT FLEW UP AND STRUCK ELBOW. HE FINISHED SHIFT OUT AND STOPPED ON THE WAY HOME AND HAD AN X-RAY. RESULT WAS THAT ARM WAS BRUISED IN ELBOW ARE EA.

August 25, 1986 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & B Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WORKER 4AS WORKING ON GROUND UNDER POLE, CO-WORKER DROPPED BRACE AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

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