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November 22, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

Lucky Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS OPERATING 506 CARRIER AND MINER PULLED CARRIER INTO RIB. THE CARRIER CAUGHT HIS LEG BENDING IT INTO HIS CHEST.

June 8, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE

Lucky Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

TAKING DUSTER DOWN ON SCOOP. THE DUSTER JAMMED UP ON TOP CATCHING LEFT LEG & KNEE TWISTING IT.

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