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November 4, 2004 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

E-Z Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was inserting a roof bolt into the mine roof using the roof bolter to push the bolt into the hole. He was using his left hand to guide the bolt into the hole and got his middle finger pinched between the mine roof and the bolting machine.

February 14, 2004 KY · Coal NO VALUE FOUND

E-Z Mining Inc · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE BUMPED ROOF WITH SCOOP, CAUSING A ROCK 1 1/2 X 18 X 24 INCHES TO FALL STRIKING HIS FACE AREA. COAL HEIGHT 28 TO 30 INCHES.

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