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November 15, 1996 AL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Alabama Land & Mineral Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE BRIDGE SECTION WHEN THE BRIDGE KICKED SIDEWAYS, TRAPPING THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT BETWEEN THE BRIDGE AND THE RAPID HAUL. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE OUTSIDE OF TH E BRIDGE SECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

September 10, 1996 AL · Coal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Alabama Land & Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A BARGE PUMP USING A SLING AND FRONT END LOADER TO HOIST THE PUMP UP. AFTER HOISTING THE PUMP UPAPPROX 12" FROM THE GRO UND THE PUMP SHIFTED AND SET BACK DOWN STRIKING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. BREAKING THE BONE OF HIS LITTLE TOE.

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