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Years on record
1983–2026
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October 28, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Shannon Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE SCALE FROM TOP

May 5, 1984 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Shannon Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OIL SEAL BLEW OUT ON HYDRAULIC DRILL. PRESSURE CUT RIGHT HAND. NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

January 12, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Shannon Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAM LEVER STUCK ON BOLTER PINNED LEG AGAINST RIB.HIS DINNER BUCKET FELL INTO MOVEMENT OF TRAM LEVER CAUSING IT TO JAM.

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