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April 28, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

GOING AROUND SHUTTLE CAR WITH A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL.

April 13, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PUT BOX OF GLUE ON PINNER - HURT LOWER BACK.

March 22, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL-HURT HIS BACK.

November 1, 1998 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE MINER IS A MECHANIC AND IN REPARING EQUIPMENT HE REPENTLY HITS HIS BACK ON THE ROOF OF THE MINE.

July 14, 1998 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE THE CURTAIN BECAUSE COAL WAS ON IT. WHILE PULLING AT THE CURTAIN HE TORE A LIGAMENT IN HIS BACK.

January 19, 1998 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HELPING HANG MINER CABLE ABOUT 6' WITH 3 OTHER EES WHEN HE HURT HIMSELF. RESULTING IN WHEN DRS. DIAGNOSED AS A RUPTURE.

August 26, 1997 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON MINER WHEN THE RIB RAIL SLIPPED & PINNED THE LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE RIB OF THE MINE & THE MINER.

July 30, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SETTING A TIMBER, APIECE OF SAWDUST GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE.

April 29, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING HIS TOOL BOX OUT OF MUD.

October 24, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

OVER A PERIOD OF TIME FROM SMALL CUTS BY HANDLING DRILL STEEL, ROOF BOLTS AND PLATES, THE EMPS LEFT HAND BECAME INFLAMED. THIS WAS DETERMINED 11-8-96, BY DR AT HOSPITAL.

June 5, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emily Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLACING A RUBRAIL INTO METAL ON MINER FINGHER GOT IN BETWEEN WHILE PLACING. FINGER GOT BETWEEN THE OBJECTS.

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