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November 5, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Kentucky Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO KNOCK A BRAKE ADJUSTOR OFF OF A FREIGHTLINER TRUCK. HE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER KNUCKLE WITH A HAMMER CAUSING A CONTUSION. HIS HAND SWELLED AND A MINOR CUT BECAME INF ECTED. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT GIVEN.

March 9, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter (mounted) (return side) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Kentucky Processing Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HADN BETWEEN A RAILROAD CAR DOOR AND A SLATE BAR.

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