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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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January 28, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
J & K Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS WORKING ON L.A. ROOF BOLTER STAB JACK. HE TOLD INJURED TO START THE BOLTER. INJURED'S FOOT SLIPPED UNDER BACK OF BOLTER ABOUT THE TIME I.NAME RAISED THE STAB JACK MASHING INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT.

October 1, 1992 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
J & K Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERA TOR CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN DRILL STEEL & BOLTER WRDNCH PINCHING A PIECE OF SKIN OFF HIS THUMB

August 3, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
J & K Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

55061S SPOT BOLTING INTERSECTION IN NO 4 ENTRY HE WAS SETTING 4 FOOT RESIN BOLT AND 24 INCH WOODEN HEADER THE HEADER BOARD WAS TO LONG TO GO THROUGHT THE ATRS ON THE ROOF BOLTER CAUSING EE HAN 40360BE CAUGHT BETWEEN HEADER AND ATRS.

May 10, 1992 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
J & K Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNTANGLING BOLTER CABLE. BOLTER OPERATOR DID NOT KNEW EMPLOYEE ,EE, WAS DOING SO BOLTER OPERATOR FINISHED BOLTING #4 HEADING. HE TURN ON CABLE REEL TO BACK OUT. CABLE STRUCK HIM K NOCKING HIS DOWN. HURTING HIS KNEE.

November 11, 1991 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
J & K Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDING BITS WHILE WEARING SAFTETY GLASSES,DUST FROM ROCK WENT INTO EYE.

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