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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 23, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nick'S Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING SPLICE ON BELT SPLICE MADED LETTING COME A LONG OFF AND IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB.

June 10, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nick'S Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

PUTTING NEW BAR AND CHAIN O CUTTER. DRIVING PIN IN CHAIN STEEL FLEW OFF PIN AND WENT INTO HAND.

July 10, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
M & Mb Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS USING A PIECE OF PIPE TO LIFT UP TWO LATERS OF BELT SO THAT STRUCTURE COULD BE INSTALLED . ON THE WAY OUTSIDE HE SAID THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE.

May 31, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nick'S Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HELPING MAKE SPLICE ON CABLE & WAS STRIKING THUMPER. HAMMER SLIPPED OFF OF THUMPER HIT FINGER.

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