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Years on record: 1983–2026
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March 22, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Riverway South Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE SAYS WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER; THE BOUNCING AROUND IN THE SEAT CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT.

March 31, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE

Richardson Fuel Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERA TING A CAT 992C FRONT ENDLOADER WHEN HE BACKED IT INTO THE HIGHWALL CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP & TWISTED H IS BACK

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