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July 17, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS DOING CLEAN UP WORK SHOVELING ETC WHILE SHOVLEING MEPL ALLEGED THAT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK ON 7/17/89 HE REPORT TO DR FOR EXAM HE CAME BACK TO WORK BUT ON 8/14/89 PAIN GREW W ORSE EMPL REPORTED BACK TO DR SIMILIAR INJURY OCCURRED ON 5/4/88 WITH NO LOST WORK DAYS ON 8/14/89 EMPL WAS REQUESTED BY DR TO TAKE 3 WEEKS OFF

March 20, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING LOOSE WET COAL FORM AROUND ONTO BELT LINE FELT TIGHTNESS IN LOWER BACK 3-23-89 TO DR.

February 27, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANIC TO ISTALL HOSE ON A 988B CATERPILLAR ENDLOADER WHEN EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PULL HOSE INTO PLACE HE ALLEDGES HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN RT RIB CAGE EMPLOYEE COMPLETE D FULL SHIFT OF WORK BUT THE FOLLOWING MORNING EMPLOYEE CALLED HIS FOREMAN & REPORTED THAT HE WAS VERY SORE & WAS GOING TO DOCTOR

January 18, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PICKING UP A FULL BAG OF CRUSHED COAL SAMPLES. AS HE LIFTED THE BAG HE ALLEDGED HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

December 8, 1988 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE FROM UNDER TIPPLE TAILPIECE WHEN HE TWISTED AND FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO SCALE HOUSE AND INFORMED FOREMAN OF ALLEGED INJURY. DID NOT CO MPLETE SHIFT. REPORTED TO DR THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON.

April 25, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AN ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTING THE BRAKE ON A RAILROAD CAR AT A PREP PLANT WHILE TURNING THE BRAKE WHEEL EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THEN HE FELT SOME POP IN HIS RT.WRIST

March 2, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING RAIL ROAD CRS PREPARING TO LOAD TRAIN AT PREP PLANT. WHILE CLOSING THE RAIL CAR DOOR HE FELT SOMETHING PULL UNDER LEFT SHOULDER BLADE. ON 2-24-88 HE REPORTED TO DOCTOR'S OFFICE THE EVENING AFTER WORK, DR REPORTED STRAIN MUSCLE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED FULL TIME WORK THUR 3-2-88 WHEN PAIN GREW MUCH SEVERE EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO DR. AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.

February 2, 1988 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING TO PICK UP A BOX OF DYNAMITE TO LOAD INTO ANFO TRUCK.WHILE LIFTING HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WROK AND DID NOT REPORT INJURY THAT DAY.THE N9XT DAY EMPLOYEE DID NOT WORK AND REPORTED TO LOCAL DR.S OFFICE

May 11, 1987 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 5-11-87 I.NA4E TIGHTENED UP AND BECAME PAINFUL AFTER HE HAD BEEN SHOVELING AROUND TIPPLE AREA. THE PAIN GREW WORSE DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND BY 5120 HE FINALLY GAVE UP AND REQUESTED AN APPOINTMENT BE 4ADE WITH DR

April 1, 1987 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG SOME CLEAN UP WORK. WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A LUMP OF COAL HE JERKED AJAMMED A STICK WEED IN THE EYE.

January 15, 1986 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO SWITCH RAILCARS BY THROWING RAIL SWITCH ARM OF SWITCH FELL ON HIS HAND HIS HAND BEGAN TO SWELL DURING NIGHT FOLLOWING ACCIDENT AND HE REPORTED TO DR THE FOLLOWING MOR NING 3

September 15, 1983 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SHOVEL LOOSE COAL AROUND BEOKEN CLAIN LINE HE STRAINED BACK WHILE SHOVELING OR HELPING LIFT THE CAHIN ONE ONE HELP SAW HIM STRAINED BACK BUT LATER IN THE SHIFT HE REPORTED BACK PAIN TO THE FOREMAN DATE ACCIDENT 9-15-83.

August 30, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jaco Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CONNECTING ROAD GRADER TO WATER TANK HE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN LATCH PIN AND DRAW BAR

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