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February 25, 2004 KY · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Horizon Natural Resources Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS OPERATING EXCAVATOR, THE SIDE WINDOW POPPED OUT, USING HIS POCKET KNIFE AS A PRY BAR TO RE-INSTALL THE WINDOW. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

October 2, 2003 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Horizon Natural Resources Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A U JOINT OUT OF A TRUCK, WHILE STRIKING THE U-JOINT WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK.

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