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1983–2026
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September 16, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
L A R Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CR2SSING A CONVEYOR BELT WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. AS EMPLOYEE CROSSED THE BELT, HE GOT CAUGHT IN BELT AND WAS THROWN INTO A TIMBER, STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK.

May 1, 1984 KY · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
L A R Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING A LO-LO BELT LINE TOWARD THE HEAD-DRIVE WITH THE BELT, CLEARANCE BEING 18 INCHES ALONG THE BELT TO WITHIN 10 FT OF THE HEAD DRIVE AND DOWN TO 10 INCHES OVER. THE BELT D RIVE. HE BECAME LODGED WHEN HE DIDN\T GET OFF THE BELT. HE WAS HUNG SIDWAY OVER THE HEAD DRIVE. THE BELT TRAVELS AT OVER 300 FT/MIN.

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