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June 6, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shawna Lea Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CARRYING MUD IN A FIVE GALLON BUCKET AWAY FROM #3 BELT HEAD WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

May 15, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shawna Lea Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERRING BELT SPLICING MATERIALS FROM ONE AIRCOURSEE TO ANOTHER THRU A MAN DOOR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING THESE MATERIALS TO FIRST EMPLOYEE, SECOND EMPLOYEE THREW A BEL T BAR TO FIRST EMPLOYEE STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD.

March 25, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shawna Lea Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELT DRIVE BELT SCRAPER,EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT HAND BETWEEN BELT SCRAPER FRAME AND BELT HEAD DRIVE FRAME. THE BELT SCRAPER FRAME FELL WHEN EMP LOOSENED BOLTS ANCHORING SCRAP ER TO BELT DRIVE CAUSING HAND TO GET CAUGHT.

March 18, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shawna Lea Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

2 EMPLOYEES LIFTED AN ELECTRIC WELDER ONTO AN UNDERGROUND MANTRIP. APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS LATER ONE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LEG.

December 28, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shawna Lea Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE PICKED UP A BOX CONTAINING 25 TUBES OF B-3-1/2 RESIN WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

December 21, 1995 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shawna Lea Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PREPARING TO PUT HYDRAULIC OIL IN CONTINUOUS MINER. IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS TO OIL TANK ON MACHINE HE HAD TO REMOVE A METAL GUARD. AS HE REMOVED GUARD HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

November 8, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shawna Lea Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING 36" BELT STRUCTURE FROM BUCKET OF SCOOP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

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