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November 7, 1986 MO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

Nemo Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING SCRAPER ON PIT ROAD HE MET ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON A SCRAPER IN CURVE OF HAUL ROAD HE RAN HIS SCRAPER OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH TO AVOID COLLISION HE HIT HIS HEAD ON CAB OF SC RAPER 3

September 25, 1986 MO · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE

Nemo Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON FLOAT PUMP PUTTING A LENGTH OF DISCHARGE HOSE ON FLOAT PUMP. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER THAT WAS PULLING THE FLOAT PUMP. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED PULLING THE PUMP AWAY CAUSI3G THE INJURED MAN TO FALL TO THE G ROUND. HE HAS A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ELBOW

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