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September 30, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kentucky Criterion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EMP WAS USING GAS CHAIN SAW TO FALL 12IN DIAMETER SANDING TREE HAVING MADE FINAL CUT IN TREE AS IT FELL A GRAPEVINE ENTWINED IN TREE & LEADING TO GROUND STRUCK EMP THUS KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND WHERE HE LANDED ON A NEARBY TREE STUMP RSULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO RT TRICEP

June 21, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kentucky Criterion Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE & COWORKER WERE USING A CAT 935C TRACK LOADER EQUIPPED W/A WINCH TO ATTEMPT TO PULL ONE END OF A 1600FT LENGTH OF 6IN PLASTIC PIPE OUT OF SMALL LAKE INJURED EMP HAD ERRONEOUSLY ATTACH ED THE PULLING ROPE TO AN ALUM BRACKET USED TO ATTACH 18IN DIA PLATIC FLOAT TO THE PIPE UPON RETRIEVING PIPE FROM LAKE ALUM BRACKET BROKE THUS CATAPULTING THE PLASTIC FLOAT IN DIRECTION OF IN

July 27, 1992 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Kentucky Criterion Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

61207ULLING A G.I. BOOM TRUCK UP ALONGSIDE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT NEEDED BOOSTING OFF. WHEN HE TRIED TO STOP THE G.I. BOOM TRUCK, THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING HIM TO GO OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

July 20, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Kentucky Criterion Coal Company · Struck by falling object

54736YEE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT A TREE & TREE FELL IN AN UNINTENDED DIRECTION THUS FALLING ON EMPLOYEES HAND

June 3, 1992 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Kentucky Criterion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS DRIVING GROUND RODS INTO THE GROUND & INADVERTENTLY GOT HIS L INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE DRIVING TOOL & THE ROD WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 13 STITCHES

September 2, 1991 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Kentucky Criterion Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE TURNED TO SPEAK WITH OTHER OPERATOR MOVED DRILL. STEEL FELL FROM RACK STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND SHOULDER, KNOWKCING HARD HAT OFF AND CAUSING HIM TO FALL. SWELLING AND BRUISE WER E CAUSED AT BASE OF NECK AND SHOULDER. X RAY WERE MADE SHOWING NO BROKEN BONES.

September 28, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Kentucky Criterion Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING COAL IN A STOCK PILE USING A D-9 DOZER WHEN THE COAL SHIFTED UNDERNEATH THE DOZER CAUSING A HOLLOW SPOT THE DOZER SLID INTO THE HOLE THE EMPLOYEES ARM HIT THE WINDSHIELD AN D ROLL BAR RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO HIS R T WRIST AND ARM

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