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Years on record
1983–2026
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August 25, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Hill Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS HITTING BLOCKS WITH HAMMER HE HIT HIS FINGER AS HE WAS SLINGING THE HAMMER HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE & A PIECE OF METAL

June 1, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Hill Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS REMOVING BEARING FROM SHAFT OF MINER HE STRUCK THE BEAING WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE BEARING AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

April 18, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Hill Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME AND OTHE9 EMPLOYEE WERE MAKING A BELT SPLICE ON SAMLL STACKING OUTSIDE. WHILE RELEASING RED DEVILS (AFTER SPLICE WAS MADE) I,NAME'S ARM WAS CAUGHT AND BROKE.

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