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Years on record
1983–2026
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February 25, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Leemike Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE MOVING ROOF BOLTER CAUGHT RT WRIST BETWEEN COAL RIB AND MACHINE BRUISING WRIST

August 12, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Leemike Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE SAID H9 RAN OVER A ROCK WHILE OPERATING A BULLDOZER THIS JARRED HIS BACK

September 24, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Leemike Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING ROOF BOLTER MACHINE, EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND ON CANOPY OF MACHINE, WHILE POSITIONG MACHINE CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST COAL RIB.

August 29, 1984 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Leemike Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER TO SMOOTH SOME METAL EDGES PRIOR TO WELDING. METAL OBJECT WENT IN EYE.

August 14, 1984 KY · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Leemike Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING TOP HANGER UP FAR BELT LLAY PINNER HELPER HAD HIS HAND ON COMPAM AND THE OPER MOVED THE ROOF BOLTER.

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