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1983–2026
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June 5, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Base Enterprises Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING FUEL IN THE FUEL TRUCK. WHEN HE FINISHED, HE WAS COMING OFF OF TRUCK BY WAY OF LADDER. HE GOT TO THE BOTTOM STEP AND HAD TO SWING HIS BODY AROUND TO GET OFF CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

December 29, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Base Enterprises Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REPAIRING3A SPROCKET ON AUGER, FINGER BECAME TRAPPED

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