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June 29, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Wolf Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN ENTRY WHEN HIS BACK STRUCK A ROOF BOLT HEAD. THE BOLT HEAD CUT HIS BACK.

June 19, 1991 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Wolf Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

DEEP CUT AND ABRASIONS ON BACK.EMPLOYEE SCRAPED BACK AGAINST BENT BEARING PLATE ON MINE ROOF.

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