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May 15, 1990 KY · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE

Interstate Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BEING PLACED IN POSTION TO WELD BRACKETS FOR CONDUIT. WHEN MOVING BOOM BUCKET TO LEFT, GRABBERS NEEDED TO BE RETRACTED TO PLACE BUCKET IN POSITION. EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED HIS HAND IN A PINCH POINT AMPUTATING DISTAL END OF RIGHT THUMB.

June 11, 1988 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE

Interstate Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP. WAS UNHOOKING CHAIN WHEN VEHICLE ROLLED FOWARD TIGHTENING CHAIN. EMP. HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN AND VEHICLE.

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