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October 31, 1995 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alabama Land & Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPENING A SLIDING GLASS WINDOW,THE GLASS SLIPPED DOWN ON THE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB.

October 2, 1995 AL · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alabama Land & Mineral Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM THE TRACKS OF THEDRILL TO THE CATWALK OF THE OPERATOR'S CAB, WHEN HE FELT A BURNING AND PULLING IN HIS BACK.

May 1, 1995 AL · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alabama Land & Mineral Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE & ANOTHER EE WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A WEARPLATE ON THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN TAHE PLATE SLIDE DOWN THE STEEL BAR PINNING HIS FINGERES AGAINST THE STEEL BAR. THE PLATE HAD EYELET RING S THAT THE STEEL BAR WAS PUT THREW TO LIFT UP THE WEAR PLATE.

August 31, 1987 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alabama Land & Mineral Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP DOING REPAI9 WORK ON LIMA DRAGLINE. AS RADIATOR WAS BEING LIFTED OUT IT HUMG I.NAME TRIED TO FREE IT BY SHAKING WITH HANDS. WHEN IT CAME FREE IT CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN RADIATOR AND FAN

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