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August 20, 1990 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Beco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS TRAMMING TO FACE WHEN HE WENT OVER A LITTLE ROCK IN THE FLOOR MAKING THE RIDING COMPARTMENT RAISE CLOSER TO THE ROOF. HE HAD HIS HEAD LEANDED OVER TOWARD THE MACHINE AND HIS HEAD WAS CA UGHT BETWEEN ROOF AND MACHINE. HE PULLED HIS HEAD OUT AND INJURED HIS NECK DOING SO.

February 15, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Freedom Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN STANDING BETWEEN TWO BATTERIES THAT WERE BEING CHANGED OUT. TRACTOR STUCK ON POINT AND TRAVELED ABOUT TWO FEET CATCHING THE MANS LEG BETWEEN THE TWO BATTERIES CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO T HE RIGHT LEG.

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