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1983–2026
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January 14, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A DRILL HEAD THE INJURED SAID HE FELT A STRAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.

November 4, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE & STRAINED HIS BACK

August 16, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR TO FEEDER WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED ROCK IN ROADWAY. HE STOPPED SHUTTLE CAR & MOVED ROCK. HE SAID HE INJURED BACK EMPL WORKED FOR APPROX 1 1/2 HOURS THEN WENT HOME.

March 13, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK SHOVELING BELT

December 6, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Reebok Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND ROLLING TIMBERS IN THE PROCESS HE SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SIDE AND BACK.

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