EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE TWISTED AROUND TO THROW SHOVEL FULL OF COAL INTO RAW COAL CONVEYOR . RECURRENCE OF INJURY 4-12-95.
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June 19, 1996
KY · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
Buckhorn Processing · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
March 13, 1995
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Buckhorn Processing · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHOVELING OUT FLOOR SUMP: FELT PAIN IN BACK
Buckhorn Processing · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A ELECTRIC DRILL TO TAP A BOLT HOLE OUTON A DOZER FRAME. WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE DRILL THE WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW METAL SHAVINGS INTO THE EMPLOYEE\S EYES BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
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