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May 5, 1989 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RE-OCCURENCE OF BACK INJURY FROM ACCIDENT 10-27-88.

March 2, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK TO DUMP LOAD WHILE CLIMBING UP HILL TRUCK QUIT PULLING BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD & ENGINE DIED. TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD & EMPL JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.

October 27, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING UP COAL WITH LOADER AND THE LOADER SLID INTO A DITCH.

June 20, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS BACKING TRUCK OFF DRILL BENCH WHEN BRAKES FAILED ON TRUCK TRUCK ROAD UP ON BEARM & OVER TURNED

November 2, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EMP WAS DRIVING3ROCK TRUCK TO DUMP, AS HE WAS GOING DOWN THE HILL HE NOTICED THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD AND THE ENGINE DIED, HE JUMPED OUT OF G TRUCK

September 23, 1985 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPL OPERATING ROCK TRUCK.TRUCK LOADED AND WHILE BEING DUMPED ,BED FLEW BACK CAUSING JAR TO TRUCK.

October 13, 1983 KY · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Wolverine Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS OPERATING R 50 FOR HAULING OVERBURDEN TO A DESIGNATED AREA HE WAS DRIVING OUT OF A LOADING AREA WHEN IT BEGAN RAINING THE AREA BECAME SLICK THE TRUCK SLID BACK DOWN INTO THE WORK AR REA AND OVERTURNED

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