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1983–2026
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May 27, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Jamboree Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUN OVER A ROCK ON ROADWAY & BOUNCED UP & HIT EAR ON TOP CUTTING EAR

February 15, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Top Restoration · Struck against a moving object

LOADER OPERATOR WAS PICKING UP BIG ROCK WITH 992B HE STARTED TO BACK UP WHEN REAR END OF MACHINE STARTED TO RAISE OFF OF GROUND & ROCK FELL OUT OF BUCKET GIVING HIM A JAR

March 8, 1988 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pioneer Production Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPL PULLING TRAILING CABLE WITH FOUR WHEELER WHEN HE STRUCK HEAD ON HALF-HEADER.

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