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January 7, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING TOP IN THE FACE AREA ON THE 002-0 SECTION A PIECE OF SOIL RESEMBLING A HORSEBACK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE ARM & PUSHING HIS CHEST INTO THE ROOF B OLTER FRAME

February 10, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON AN AIRFLOW MACHINE A PIECE OF KEYSTEEL HAD COME OUT OF A SPROCKET THAT DRIVES A CHAIN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED THE MACHINE ON & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BVETWEEN THE CHAIN & THE SPROCKET

March 21, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MINER HELPER MOVING TRAILING CABLE OUT OF WAY OF CONTINUOUS MINER.THE MINER OPERATOR BACKED MACHINE UP CATCHING EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM BETWEEN MACHINE AND MINE ROOF BREAKING 3 BONES I N LOWER LEFT ARM.

December 31, 1987 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP WHEN APIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HIP.

September 21, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING BOLT MACHINE AND GOT HIMSELF BETWEEN MACHINE AND SAFETY JACK.HE TRAMMED MACHINE MASHING HIM BETWEEN SAFETY JACK AND MACHINE.

March 13, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING BOLT MACHINE PIECE OF ROCK FROM ROOF BROKE LOOSE & FELL ON EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND & SHOULDER (RIGHT)

January 21, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT GL2VE CAUGHT ON BOLT MACHINE DRILL STEEL BROKE WRIST

April 23, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PULLING PIECE OF BROKEN DRILL STEEL FROM ROOF & ROCK FELL ON HIM

January 26, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lamplighter Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS OPERATING BOLTING MACHINE AND ROCK FELL STRIKING OPERATOR IN RIBS

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