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Years on record
1983–2026
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June 27, 1986 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS WALKING 7HROUGH AND ENTRY AND A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE TRIPPED HIM, THE FALL RESULTED IN PINCHED NERVES IN BOTH WRISTS

March 6, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WALKING 7HROUGH A WATER HOLE GOING TO THE M INER PUMP. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE

February 24, 1986 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS WALKING 7HROUGH A CROSSCUT BESIDE A SHUTTLE CAR TRAILING CABLE. THE CABLE FOULED ON THE SHUTTLE CAR REEL AND THE CABLE PULLED TAUNT TRIPPING HIM, WHICH RESULTED IN A DISLOCATION OF HIS S RIGHT ELBOW. 3

January 16, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sandy Fork Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS CARRYING3A STEERING ARM FROM THE SUPPLY HOLE TO A SHUTTLE CAR ON THE SECTION. HE SLIPPED FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT RIBS AGAINST A CRIB BLOCK

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