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June 25, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS RIDING 4-WHEELER THROUGH BREAK BETWEEN #6 & #7 ENTRY WHEN HE CAUGHT HEAD AGAINST TOP & HURT NECK.

June 2, 1989 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CANOPY ON S CAR CAUGHT CUTTER CABLE AND JERKED IT DOWN ON I NAME HITTINGHIM ACROSS LOWER BACK

April 11, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN CABLE PULLED A CRIB BLOCK OUT INTO ROAD AND RAN OVER IT WITH BUGGY.

February 27, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED WAS TRAMMING SCOOP THRU ROUGH ROAD WHEN SCOOP JOLTED HIM AGAINST BACK OF SEAT,BRUSING LOWER ABCK.

September 20, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR & GOT COAL DUST IN EYE

June 14, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING NO 2 BELT WHEN IT CAME ON AND HE STARTED TO GET OFF AND GOT HIS LEG BETWEEN THE BELT.

December 26, 1986 KY · Coal coal dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE GOT OU7 OF MANTRIP TO HELP SCOOP GET TRACTION IN MUD, WHILE SCOOP OPERATOR NOT SEEING EMPLOYEE, LET BUCKET OF SCOOP DOWN ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HEEL. NO BROKEN BONES.

July 10, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

REPAIRMAN TURNE8 STACKER BELT ONNOT NOTICING THAT MINER WAS ON STACKER. DOCTOR REPORT NO BROKEN BONES MINER CALLED AND SAID HE WOULD NOT BE CAK TO WORK-HAD ANOTHER JOB.

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