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1983–2026
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April 7, 1992 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
B J Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

INJURED HAS THE WORST HABIT OF TALKING TO HIMSELF AND NOT BEING OBSERVANT OF HIS SURROUNDINGS.THE COAL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 30".THE SCOOP OPER DIDN'T SEE HIM AND INJURED DIDN'T SEE OR HEAR THE SCOO P COMING INTO DUMP AT THE FEEDER AND THE SCOOP BUCKET HIT HIS FOOT.

March 27, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Husky Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS RIDI3G IN A SCOOP BUCKET TO THE BATTERY CHARGING STATION TO HELP THE SCOOP OPERATOR CHANGE BATTERIES WHEN THE SCOOP BUCKET BOUNCED HIM IN THE AIR AND HE CAME DOWN ON HIS BATTERY LI GHT IT BRUISED 2IS HIPS

January 21, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Husky Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS RIDING I3 A SCOOP BUCKET AND THE OPERATOR SQUEECED HIM IN AGAINST THE TOP ON A ROOF BOLT AND BRUSIED HIS BACK.

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