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April 11, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Kem Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UNDER BOOM OF MECHANIC'S TRUCK HELPING REPAIR ARMS ON A LOADER WHEN THE BOOM ALLEGEDLY FELL. STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON FOREHEAD.

January 25, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kem Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE DRIVING A BAKC DUMP HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THIS INJURED HIS BACK. HE HAS A BONE SPUR THAT IS PUTTING PRESSURE ON A NERVE IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT BEGIN TO MISS WORK UNTIL JAN 31 1994.

July 27, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kem Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS LOWERING THE BED OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE BED DROPPED AND HE CLAIMS THAT THIS STRAINED HIS BACK.

June 21, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kem Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A REAR DUMP BEING LOADED UNDER THE SHOVEL A ROCK FELL FROM THE BUCKET OF THE SHOVEL & IT HIT IN THE REAR OF THE BED THIS SHOOK THE TRUCK & EE CLAIMS THAT THIS STRAINED HIS BAC K

November 18, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kem Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE ROCK TRUCK GOT STUCK WHILE DUMPING NEAR THE EDGE OF THE FILL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE TRUCK OUT THE SPINNING OF THE TIRES, AND THE ROCKING BACK AND FOWARD MOTION OF THE TRUCK, CAUSIN G THE GROUND TO BREAK AND THE TRUCK TO SLIDE OVER THE FILL.

July 21, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kem Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

55021YE THAT WHEN HE LOWERED THE BED OF HIS BACK DUMP THAT CAUSED A BUMP WHICH CAUSED A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK

March 15, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kem Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS SITTING IN CAB OF A BACK DUMP WHILE TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED. A ROCK FELL OFF OF BUCKET LIP AND ITS MOENTUM CAUSED IT TO HIT TRUCK HOODPAD BOUNCED INTO CAB WINDOW. BROKEN GLASS FROM W INDOW CAUSED A SAMLL LACERATION ON HIS RIGHT ARMTHE LACERATION REQUIRED 9 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

April 7, 1987 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Kem Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS LEAV3NG WORK IN A COMPANY PICK UP TRUCK WHEN HE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER COMPANY VEHICLE RESULTING IN A MINOR CONCUSSION.

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