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December 22, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON ENGINE TURNED AROUND TO MOVE PARTS & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

March 14, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING GEAR BOX ON CAT 16G GRADER. HE HAD HIS LEFT ARM LAYING ON TOP OF GEAR BOX HOLDING FLASH LIGHT LOOKING AT THE SPROCKET CHAIN. THE GEAR BOX PIVITED UP CATCHING HIS LEFT FOR EARM BETWEEN THE BOX AND METAL STOP.

November 8, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING PARTS AND PULLED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

September 27, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REBUILDING ENGINE, LIFTING PARTS.

November 19, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

PICKING ROCK OUT OF COAL AND PICKED UP A ROCK AND FELL BACK ON HIM.

January 19, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THROWING ROCKS STRAIN L GROIN

November 15, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARRYING A POWER SAW WHILE RUNNING AND HIT HIS LEG. RECEIVED FOUR STICHES.

September 5, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

WORKING ON DOZER RAISED UP & CUT HEAD.

December 11, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING VALVE PULLED HIS BACK

January 16, 1989 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HELPING MECHANIC LIFT DOZER CORNER BIT.PULLED MUSCLES FROM UPPER NECK DOWN THROUGH SPINE.

January 6, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

PUTTING PLATE ON DOZER AND IT FLEW LOOSE HIT IN MOUTH.

October 31, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon River Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON DOZER TRACKS CAUGHT AND BROKE TWO FINGERS.

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