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December 5, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ LIFTING A HEAVY OBJECT WHEN KNEE BUCKLED AND THIS CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN LOWER BACK.

August 6, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING ON A BOOM SWING JACK FOR A CUTTING MACHINE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

July 15, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LOADING BOXES OF GLUE TO HIS ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

July 15, 1991 KY · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS SITTING DOWN IN SEAT OF THE COAL DRILL AND SAT ON THE EDGE OF THE SEAT BY MISTAKE BRUISING HIS PELVIS.FIRST DAY OFF FROM THIS INJURY WAS 08-12-91.

December 4, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS GETTING OUT OF CANOPY ON ROOF BOLTER & STRAINED BACK.

July 17, 1990 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS SITTING A PORTAL WAITING FOR HTE SHIFT TO START WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER HIS HURTING HIS KNEE.

July 12, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED LIFTED A BOX OF GLUE AND WAS SITTING IT ONTO HIS ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

June 5, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

TRAMMING LOADER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM & SHOULDER.

April 3, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER AND HIS LIGHT CORD HUNG ON THE PANIC BAR PULLING HIS HARD HAT OFF AND CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON A NAIL IN A PIN BOARD.

February 26, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING TRANSAXEL IN MANTRIP & IT SLIPPED OFF THE JACK CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN TRANSAXEL & GROUND

February 5, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS STRIGHTENING ROOF BOLT OUT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

January 22, 1990 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING LOADER CABLE ON CABLE HORN ON LOADER WHEN LITTLE FINGER HUNG BETWEEN CABLE HORN & CABLE SMASHING FINGER.

December 21, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS PUSHING TRUSS ANCHOR INTO ROOF & STRAINED LOWER BACK. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 1/06/90.

November 25, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS SHOVELING UP LOOSE COAL IN THE RAW COAL TUNNEL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

October 23, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM WAS LIFTING A ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER AND STRAINED GROIN.FIRST DAY OFF FROM THIS INJURY WAS 02-22-90.

October 7, 1989 KY · Coal brattice man/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP TOP BOARD OF A TEMPORTY BRATTICE WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE BOARD CAUSED HER LEFT HAND TO BEND BACKWARDS.

September 28, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A TAIL ROLLER IN PLACE.

July 22, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ KNEELING DOWN USING CUTTING TORCH.STOOD UP ,KNEE POPPED.

April 11, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT SUTRUCTURE INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

March 29, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP A BELT ROPE IN ORDER TO RECLAIM THE BELT CHAINS. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO HOLD ROPE UP AND WHEN HE LET GO IT STRUCK HIM ON THE LEG CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

March 2, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF CABLE REEL OF SHUTTLE CAR AND STRAINED HIS ARM.

March 1, 1989 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL LOADING CONCRETE BLOCKS IN CAR WHEN CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN CAR AND BLOCK.

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