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1983–2026
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August 21, 1996 KY · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Progressive Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ON DRILL. SAW A SPROCKET SEGMENT THAT HAD FALLEN OFF A D-11 DOZER. STOPPED AND PICKED IT UP. HURT LOWER BACK. PINCHED NERVE, POSSIBLE RUPTURED DISC.

June 25, 1996 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Progressive Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HAD CLIMBED IN SCRAPER TO START FRONT ENGINE. HE WAS CLIMBING OUT TO START REAR ENGINE. DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS HAND.

May 6, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Progressive Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HLEPING MECHANIC INSTALL ROLLER ON D-10 DOZER. HE DROPPED A ROLELR ON RIGHT FOOT.

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