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July 2, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by flying object

HAMMERING ON A 120 H TRAVEL CHAIN.

October 26, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING ROOF DRILL BIT WAS USING A SCREW DRIVER TO PUSH CLIP IN SCREW DRIVER SLIP AND WENT IN LEFT HAD JUST ABOUT CENTER OF POM OF HAND.

October 25, 1989 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SETTING BITS ON CONTINUOUS MINER & SOIMETHING GOT IN EYE.

June 6, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SHOVELING BELT OUTSIDE WAS DOWN ON KNEE KNEE LOCKED OR FLEW OUT OF JOINT

March 7, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WAS SMASHED

August 17, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS SAWING 7IMBER SAW JUMPED AND CUT LEFT POINTER FINGER

October 16, 1986 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

BELT LINE SPLIC9 OR A ROLLER FRAME ON THE BELT LINE ROPE

March 21, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING BEARING3ON LOW-LOW STRUCTURE, AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BEARING AND PRY BAR

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