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July 11, 1988 KY · Coal rock duster POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED & ANOTHER EMPL WERE RIDING IN FRONT DECK OF JEEP WHEN OPERATOR STRUCK TIMBER CATCHING INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT MASHING IT.

April 11, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP. I.NAME (MECHANIC) WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A GOLF CART TO A BETTER LOCATION TO WORK ON IT. WHEN HE PUT THE DIRECTIONAL SWITH IN REVERSE THE TRAM STUCK ON THE GOLF CART. THE CART RAN BA CKWARDS PINNING THE INJURED.

December 31, 1987 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS REP2RTALLY DRIVING ASHUTTLE CAR AND STRUCK A HOLE IN THE ROADWAYS CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

October 31, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN GRADING TH9 ROAD UNDER BELT THE CANOPY POST CAUGHT ON A LOWER BELT ROLLER HANGER THE BELT SNAPPED BACK CAUSING THE ROLLER AND BELT HANGER TO STRIKE THE TOP OF THE HEAD AND HARD HAT IT CRA CKED THE HARD H5T AND CAUSED CONCUSSION TO THE CVICTIM

October 7, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING SCOOP WITH SUPPLY JEEP. AS HE WAS BACKING UP THE LEFT TIRE OF THE JEEP RAN OVER A 8 FT CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLT. THE BOLT WHIPPED AROUND INSIDE THE JEEP CANOPY STRIKING THE VICTIMS RIGHT 9AR RESULTING IN THE LACERATION.

August 12, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN THE EMPLOY9E DROVE THE S & S UT-40 THROUGH A BELT CURTAIN, HIS HEAD GOT CAUGHT AGAINST A CROSS-BAR RESULTING IN A SPRAINED NECK.

August 4, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SI7TING ON A BENCH WHEN A GOLF CART WAS ACCIDENTLY SET IN MOTION BY A STATE ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR THE EMPLOYEE WAAS CAUGHT BETWEEN GOLF CART & TOOL SLIDE RESULTING IN THE INJURY

April 15, 1987 KY · Coal brattice man/worker POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SI7TING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MANTRIP BEHIND THE DRIVER THERE WAS A VACANT SEAT BETWEEN THEM WHEN THEY WENT THROUGH A SET OF RUBBER DOORS. THE VICTIM STATED THAT HE SAW THE RUBB ER COMING AT HI4 AND THAT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD HIT HIM IN THE FACE SO HE STUCK HIS LEG UP IN THE AIR. THE RUBBER THEN BENT HIS FOOT BACK.

February 23, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING ON A MANTRIP RUBBER TIRE ON HIS WAY OUT THE MANTRIP RAN OVER A 3 X 5 HEADER WHICH TWISTED UP HITTING THE EMPLOYEES RT HADN HE HAD HIS HAND RESTING ON THE SIDE OF THE MANTR IP 3

February 18, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITH A JEEP THE BOLTER ROLLED FORWARD CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLTING MACHINE AND THE JEEP RESULTING IN THE INJURY

August 26, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

MANTRIP #11 BAC5ED INTO MANTRIP #4 PINNING I.NAME IN THE SEAT OF #4, ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR OF #11 THE TRAM STUCK IN FROWARD HE PULLED IT OUT OF FOREWARD & THE TRIP WENT INTO REVERSE CAUSIN G IT TO RUN BAC5WARDS INTO THE SIDE OF #4 THAT WAS TURNING INTO A CROSSCUT

August 15, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO SPRAY WATER ON THE BOTTOM BELT WHEN SOMETHING CAUGHT HIS HAND PULLING IT THROUGH BELT HEAD ROLLOR.

June 5, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PA9KED IN FRONT OF A CHECK CURTAIN LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO HIS ROOF BOLTER THE SCOOP CAME THROUGH THE CURTAIN CATCHING THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND

May 5, 1986 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS SI7TING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE MANTRIP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THE OPERATOR WHEN TRUNING TO THE RIGHT THE MANTRIP RAN UPON SOME CONVEYOR BELT LYING IN THE ROADW AY. THE BELT FL3PPED UP CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT THEN TWISTING IT RESULTING IN THE INJURY.

May 1, 1986 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS DRIV3NG DOWN THE ENTRY HIS CAR THAT HE WAS DRIVING BOUNCED IN A HOLE IN T H E ROAD. THE EES HEAD & NECK WERE THROWN AGAINST THE CANOPY.

July 27, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Green River Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN HOOKING TRAILER UP TO A SCOOP AND WHILE DOING SO WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP FRAME AND TRAILER. DIAGOSIS AS CRACKED PELVIS BY MEDICAL DR.

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