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August 8, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dayco Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS OPERATING SCOOP IN LOW COAL & EMPL'S LEG HIT ROOF BOLT & CUT LEG NEAR KNEE.

June 17, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dayco Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A SCOOP WHEN HE HIT A LARGE BUMP AND THE JAR CAUSED BACK PAIN EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 06-24-91 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR POSSIBLE SURGERY.

January 10, 1991 KY · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker POWERED HAULAGE
Dayco Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A SCOOP AND HE RAISED UP TOO CLOSE TO THE ROOF AND HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE ROOF.

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