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March 14, 2000 KY · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

DRILL OPRTOR YELLED AT ME AT 9PM & SAID FOR ME TO COME TO HIM AND BRING SOME EYE WASH. WENT BY THE OFFICE & PICKED UP SOME EYE WASH AND WENT TO HIM BY 9:05PM EE WAS SITTING ON THE DRILL WENT INSIDE THE CAR & ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG-HE SHOWED ME 2 SIDE GLASS ON LEFT SIDE SITTING IN THE SEATBROKEN ASKED IF HE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, HE SAID NO ALL HE KNEW WAS WHILE WORKING HIS CONTROLS THE

February 2, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Branham & Baker Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR STATED THAT DOZER DROPPED OVER A HIGH PLACE IN PILE, CAUSING A JARRING EFFECT. HE DID NOT START TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK UNTIL 4/3/00. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4/12/00.

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