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Years on record
1983–2026
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November 12, 1996 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Lake Processing · Struck by falling object

WAS TAKIGN U-JOIN OUT OF TRUCK. DRIVE LINE FELL ON THUMB OF LEFT HAND, CUAISNG A CUT THAT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES AND THREE STITCHES OUTSIDE.

August 12, 1994 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Lake Processing · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING WIRE WITH KNIFE, WHEN WIRE CUT THRU KNIFE JERKED BACK CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND TO ARM BETWEEN WRIST & WLBOW. 2 INCH LACERATION REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.

January 20, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Lake Processing · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE THINKS HE MUST HAVE HIT SIDE OF FEEDER WHILE SHOVELING & SCRATCHED MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND

May 10, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTING UP WHEEL UNIT ON A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WITH A HAMMER.

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