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1983–2026
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March 18, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Somerset Coal Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

INJURED WAS AN S S SCOOP OPR WHEN FOUND HE HAD RAN THE SCOOP THROUGH A 6 BLOCK STOPPING AND INTOT HE BELT LINE NO VIOLATIONS FOUND ON S S SCOOP INJURED BELT LINE NO VIOLATIONS FOUND ON S S SCO OP INJURED DID NOT AND STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHYU HE RAN THROUGH THE STOPPING NO INJURIES COULD BE FOUND 10 DAYS LATER.

March 9, 1988 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Somerset Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

RAN OVER LUMP OF CAOL BOUNCED AGAINST THE ROOF.

March 24, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Somerset Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPR3A SCOOP ON M AIN HAULWAY USING IT FOR TRANSPORTATION TO CLEAN BELT DRIVES HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD BOUNCED HIM AROUND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

December 14, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Somerset Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

DRIVING SCOOP AND RUN OVER A BIG ROCK CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE INTO TOP AND HURT BACK

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