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1983–2026
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February 13, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
J B Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OBJECT GOT IN HIS EYE THROUGH OUT THIS SHIFT THE EMPLOYEE DID DO SOME GRINDING OF METAL WITH A GRINDER & HAMMERED ON A PIN IN A DRILL TRACK

July 14, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
J B Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BRAKE CYLINDER FOR A 50 T WABCO REFUSE TRUCK. HE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH TO REMOVE A NUT FROM A SHAFT SITUATED INSIDE THE CYLINDER. AS THE WRENCH WAS TURNING THE NUT, HIS LEFT WRIST CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SPINNING NUT INFLICTINGA LACERATION APPROXIMATELY 1" IN LENGTH.

January 23, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
J B Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TWO OTHER MMEN REMOVE ENGINE FROM 50 TON HAUL PAK TRACK HE WAS SITTING ON PLATFROM OVER ENGINE USING HIS FOOT TO SHAKE ENGINE.HE HAD HIS FOOT ON FRONT OF LIFTING DEVICE EN GINE SLID BACKW5RDS BABLE SLIP FORWARDS TRAPING HIS FOOT BETWEEN CABLE AND LIFTING DEVICE.

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