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1983–2026
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August 29, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R B M Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

MAKING BELT SPLICE USING A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED LEFT ARM.

August 15, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R B M Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING SHAFT IN 21SC, REPAIRMAN HIT HIMSELF ON THE ELFT KNEE WITH A HAMMER.

October 26, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R B M Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

THE REPAIRMEN WERE CHANGING A TIRE ON A SHUTTLE CAR ONE WAS USING A PIECE OF METAL TO LOOSEN THE TIRE A SMALL BIT OF METAL FLEW INTO ONE OF THE MENS EYE

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