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June 3, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Costain Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING END LOADER HIT HOLE IN ROAD PULLED MUSCLES BOTH SIDES OF BACK OPERA TOR WAS WEARING SEAT BELT

August 5, 1991 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Costain Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING PICK UP HIT 1 TON TRUCK DUST DISORIENTED HIM

September 7, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Costain Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

DUMPING LOAD OF MUD, MUD SHIFTED JARRING TRUCK STRAINING NECK

September 14, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
J Smith Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE REAR DUMP GETTING READUY TO DUMP THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING FORWARD DOWN THE SLOPE AND OVERTURNED.

May 26, 1988 KY · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
J Smith Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A LOADER BUCKET WITH A FORKLIFT HE HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING STOPPED TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT IT WAS THE BUCKET ARM WAS WEDGED ON THE FORKLIFT ARM AND HE PULLED ON THE BUCKET ARM TO GET IT UNWEDGED AND IN DOING SO THE BUCKET ARM CAME UP AND HIT HIS LEG

April 6, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Costain Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN BUCKET OF BOOM TRUCK HANGING A HOIST OVER SECONDARY JIG IN NO. 2 FLANT INJURED CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN HOIST AND ROCKET OF BOOM TRUCK.

July 7, 1984 AL · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
King Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNROLLING TRAIL CABLE FROM REEL TRUCK THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SPIN AND JUMP THIS CAUSED CABLE TO LASH AND PINCH LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND

April 21, 1984 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A980-C COAL LOADER PARTICALS WERE BLOWN INTO EYE CAUSING IRRATATION

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