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April 5, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H E C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS USUAL DUTIES AS OILER. HE HAD PARKED HIS FUEL TRUCK A C-60 CHECY TRUCK AND AS A SAFETY MEASURE HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A ROCK AND PLACE UNDER HIS TIRE WHEN HE LIFTED THE ROCK. HE SAID HE FELT HIS LEFT RIB POP AND FELT PAIN. UPON EXAM. BY A DOCTOR IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAD CRACKED HIS RIB ON LEFT SIDE.

November 26, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H E C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP UNLOAD NITROGIN TANK FROM TRUCK. AFTER TAKING HOLD OF ONE END, TANK SLIPPED OUT OF TRUCK & PINNED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TANK & BUMPER OF TRUCK, MASHING THE RIN G FINGER.

October 8, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H E C Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A 120 TON UNIT RIG ROCK TRUCK HAND WAS CUAGHT IN METAL BURR AND CUT AT THE KNUCKLES.

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