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December 12, 1987 KS · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

Alternate Fuels Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLIN1 SCREEN EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING ON SCREENS AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO ADVANCE A BELT TO PREVENT SPARK DAMAGE, THE DRUM TURNED INSTEAD CAUSING A BEAM TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK AREA. 3

April 3, 1986 KS · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Alternate Fuels Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A HAND HELD AIR SANDER AND PUT A GRINDING DISK ON THE UNIT. THE DISK THEN CAME APART STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE GROIN AREA OF HIS BODY. THE GRINDER WAS A TOOL OWNED BY THE EMPLOYEE. 3

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