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1983–2026
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June 29, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HAULING COAL WITH SCOOP HE HIT A PIECE OF COAL ON ROADWAY THROWING HIS HEAD INTO ROOF

January 7, 1989 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MAN WAS BACKING UP TO THE FEEDER AREA WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT HIS FINGERSBETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE ROOF CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS INDEX FINGER

March 26, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO R EMOVE A BLOCK OF COAL FROM AREA OF THE POWER ROLLER, WAS CAUGHT AND PULLED INTO THE POWER ROLLERS, HIS LEFT LEG WAS AMPUTATED AND AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT ARM

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