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1983–2026
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January 3, 1987 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME WAS BRIN1ING A SCOOP OUTSIDE WHEN HE PASSED UNDER RUBBER CURTAIN HE WAS SITTING TOO HIGH WHEN HE ENTERED THE CURTAIN AREA THUS STRIKING HIS HEAD AND NECK

July 31, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE MAN HIT A H2LE ON INTAKE ROADWAY AND JAMMED HIM AGAINST THE FRAME OF SCOOP AND BRUISED HIS BACK.

March 20, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

RIDING SCOOP UN8ER GROUND SCOOP STARTED TO QUICK JERKED HEAD AND PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK

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