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February 18, 1989 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Inter-Chem Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS DRIVING COAL TRUCK WHEN FROMT WHEEL DROPPED INTO HOLE CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN SUDDENLY.WHEN VICTIM GRABBED STEERING WHEEL,HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO SHOULDER.

October 29, 1987 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eastoak Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EXACT REASONS U3KNOWN. IT WAS BELIEVED THAT INJURES ARE A RESULT OF BEING JARRED AND BODY ABOSORBING ROUGH RIDING CONDITIONS OF SCRAPER RESULTING IN MUSCLE STRAIN OF THE LOWER BACK.

July 19, 1987 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Inter-Chem Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS OPER5TING SCRAPER IN PUSH/PULL OPERATION WITH 2ND SCRAPE VICTIMS SCRPAER DISENGAGED FROM PUSH WHEN HIS SCRPAER DROPPED INTO SHALLOW HOLE CAUSING VICTIM TO STIKE CHIN ON STEERING WH EEL. 3

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