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October 3, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE

Brd Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS RIDING A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BEHIND THE SCOOP RAM. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR. WHO REMOVED THE LAST JOINT OF THE FINGER.

September 8, 1997 KY · Coal loader head operator, roscoe operator POWERED HAULAGE

Brd Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING THE OUTSIDE BELTDRIVE. A SPILL HAD OCCURED AND HIS HARD HAT FELLOFF DUE TO THE BENDING POSITION HE WAS IN. BEFORE REPLACING HIS HAT, A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFF THE BELT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE TOP OF THE HEAD. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

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