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1983–2026
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June 20, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jesse Branch Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CONNECTING PULL CABLE TO RR CAR, SLIPPED ON LUMP OF COAL AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PREVENT THE FALL, HIS HAND OR THUMB BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE HOOK AND RR CAR.

February 8, 1993 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jesse Branch Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING GATE POSITION AT DISCHARGE POINT OF FINE CAOL BELT.RESULTING IN A STRAIN TI THE LOWER BACK.

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