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Years on record: 1983–2026
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October 24, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

Ashland Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING #1 FEEDER DOWN, WHEN ADJUSTMENT ROD BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY, MASHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER ON BRACE. RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS ALMOST SEVERED.

June 26, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

Ashland Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

#1 COAL CHUTE STOPPED UP WITH LARGE LUMPS. WE WERE RUNNING BOTH FEEDERS. LUMP OF COAL CAME OFF NO. 2 BELTLINE AND HIT ME ON THE RIGHT LEG.

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