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July 18, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Jesse Branch Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING OUT RAW COAL CHUTE THAT WAS PLUGGED CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK.

May 2, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Jesse Branch Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING UNIVERSAL JOINT IN ENDLOADER. IN WHICH HE WAS FILING OFF A ROUGH SPOT OVERHEAD ON THE DRIVE LINE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ETAL FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

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