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273,193
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2000–2026
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May 20, 2002 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tic Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE CAUGHT HIS LEG AGAINST THE COAL RIB WHILE TRAMMING THE CAR TO DUMP COAL. SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE.

April 15, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tic Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE RIDING IN A SCOOP BUCKET AS A MANTRIP, THE SCOOP WENT THRU A DIP AND WHEN THE SCOOP CAME UP THE BUCKET WAS RAISED, RUBBING THE EMPLOYEE INTO THE MINE ROCK (BRUISED RIBS).

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