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September 16, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS DOZER BLADE ON A TREE AS HE STARTED OVER A SLOPE.THE DOZER WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND HE WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND.

September 12, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Fall from machine

EE GOT HIS DOZER BLADE ON A TREE AS HE STARTED OVER A SLOPE. THE DOZER WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND HE WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND.

September 6, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW AND ANOTHER TREE WAS LEANING ON IT.THE TREE THAT WAS LEANING FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

March 16, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER IN THE SHOT & STRAINED HIS BACK

October 5, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WAS RUNNING DOZER & BLADE STRUCK ROCK & FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW IN EYE.

November 28, 1986 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Zion Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS RAISING 7HE MAST TO PUT IN DRILL POSITION AND AS THE DRILL MAST CAME TO A STOP,HE WAS PLACING ANCHOR BOLTS IN POSITION AND ACCIDENTALLY PLACED HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN THE DRILL MAST AND N UTS ON THE ANCH2R BOLT,PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO.

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