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1983–2026
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October 26, 1998 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Steco Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SCALING WALL WITH 330 EXCAVATOR IN PIT AREA WHEN A TREE STUMP WITH SEVERAL ROOF CAME OFF OF WALL HITING BOTTOM WINDSHIELD AND HITING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.

August 31, 1998 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Steco Energy Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS PERFORMING SLOPE RECLAMATION WORK IN PIT AREA WHEN HE BACKED DOZER ON A FLAT ROCK AND LOOSE MATERIAL CAUSING DOZER TO SLIP & ROLL OVER RESULTING IN CUTS TO HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURY

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