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1983–2026
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April 6, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Coastal Coal Company Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BOLTING TOP. A ROOF BOLT SLIPPED DOWN THEBOLT AND CUT HIS FINGER. EE WENT TO WHITESBURY HOSP ER WHERE HE RECEIVED SUTURES IN HIS FINGER TO CLOSE THE WOUND

October 31, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE SAID HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE A SIDE PAIN.

October 16, 1993 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING PIN THAT HELD COVER ON MINER. REACHED TO LIFT COVER UP. BUT AT SAME TIME SAME NEW ROLLED CUTTER HEAD TO SET SOME BITS WHEN DOING SO THIS CAUGHT FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

August 2, 1993 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Navajo Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS GUIDING FIRST PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHILE DRILLING, THE DRILL STEEL SHATTERED. LACERATION OF PALM OF LEFT HAND.

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