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Years on record
1983–2026
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January 26, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME STATED T2AT HE WAS USING A RED DEVIL TO PULL A BELT DRIVE MOTOR TO THE 002 BELT DRIVE WHEN IT HUNG ON A TIMBER SET BESIDE THE BELT DRIVE AS HE PUSHED AND PULLED TO FREE THE MOTOR FROM T IMBER HE STATED3HE STRAINED HIS BACK

October 8, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bow Valley Coal Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS PULLING A PIECE OF 6 INCH X 10 FOOT METAL PIPE INTO THE PLANT BY HAND. THE PIPE SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE PLANT FLOOR

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