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Years on record
1983–2026
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March 10, 1998 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Processing Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TOOK A 4 WEEK LEAVE OF ABSENCE (HAD A DR'S EXCUSE). HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS LEG. ON APR 10 THE EE RETURNED AND ASKED TO FILL OUT A W/C REPORT BECAUSE HE HAD SEVERAL RUPTURED DISCS I N HIS LOWER BACK DUE TO LIFTING OVER TIME. HE WAS WORKED AS A SHAKEOUT EE AT THE PREP PLANT SINCE 3-3-66, UNDER SEVERAL DIFFERENT OWNERSHIPS.

October 13, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Processing Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS INSTALLING A DOOR AT THE 49 PUMPS, WHEN HE PICKED UP THE DOOR HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

December 11, 1995 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Processing Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REPLACING SUCTION ON 49A PUMP EE CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN SUCTION PLATE AND SUCTION PIPE.

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