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1983–2026
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January 29, 1993 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Edd Potter Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WHILE OPERATING TRACTOR IN REVERSE PLACED HAND OVER GUARD. TRACTOR JACKKNIFED AND CAUGHT HAND AGAINST GUARD.

March 4, 1991 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Edd Potter Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING TRACTOR ON HAULAGE. TRACTOR HIT A HOLE AND BOUNCED EMPLOYEE.

June 14, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Edd Potter Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL BEING TRANSPORTED IN MANTRIP TO WORK AREA.RAISED UP AND BUMPED HEAD.

March 7, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Edd Potter Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING RIB WITH SCOOP. THIN SCALE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN RIB AND ROOFBOLTS. THIN PIECE OF ROCK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.

November 2, 1987 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Edd Potter Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHUTTLE CAR OPE9ATOR GOUSED TH CAR BACKWARD 1 TO 2 FEET AND FORGOT THAT HIS FOOT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE DECK

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