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November 11, 1997 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blackstar Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES THAT HE WAS INSTALLING TOP PANEL ON THE FACE POWER CENTER, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT OF WORK, THOUGHT PAIN WOULD GO AWAY, EE CALLED MINE ON 1 1-11-97 STATED HE WAS GOING TO SEE A DR.

June 27, 1997 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blackstar Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PROB DRILL ON A FLAT CAR, HE HAD A 1/4" CHAIN HOOK TO THE DRILL. THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE DRILL TO FALL HITTING HIS LATERAL PART OF THE RIGTH LEG.

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