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1983–2026
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October 5, 1987 AL · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPL GRINDING E8GES OF HOLE.GRIND ROCK HUNG AND TWISTED HIS HAND INTO EDGE OF PLATE.

June 7, 1987 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING METAL AND A PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE.

September 5, 1986 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING COAL TO THE #1 RAW COAL FEEDER WITH A DOZER THE COAL PILE SLID DOWN INTO THE SIDE OF THE DOZER CAB AND BROKE THE LEFT SIDE GLASS GLASS CUT EMPLOYEES HAND

May 13, 1985 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Drummond Company, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPL BURNING METAL PLATE.HOT METAL SPARKS WENT BEHIND GOGGLES AND BURNED HIS EYE.

December 10, 1984 AL · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL OPERATING DRILL DRILL DOOR CLOSED ON EMPL FINGER.

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