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1983–2026
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May 2, 1991 AL · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
C & H Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BACKING UP AND THOUGHT HE AND THE LOADER WERE GOING TO COLLIDE HE PANICKED AND THREW THE BOBCAT IN FORWARD. THE MACHINE REARED UP AND THREW HIM AGAINST THE SAFETY BAR THAT GOES AROUND Y OUR BODY IN BOBCAT.

September 12, 1983 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HOLES FROM THE BULK TRUCK THE LATCH ON THE WINCH REEL BROKE CAUSING THE BOOM TO SWING AND STRIKE HIS LEFT HAND.

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