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1983–2026
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December 31, 2008 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Blair Coal Co Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE got off Damascus Scooter, failed to set brake, scooter rolled back and came in contact with left ankle.

May 4, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Blair Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HIS WHEEL BECAME ENTANGLED IN MINER CABLE, THE CABLE HAD BEEN HUNG BUT HAD UNEXPECTEDLY DROPPED

August 21, 1998 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Blair Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACKING UP MANTRIP, CAUGHT NECK AND HEAD AGAINST ROOF.

July 8, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Blair Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE CANOPY POST ON THE 21SC SHUTTLE CAR, SERIAL # ET13434.

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