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December 3, 2014 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Owlco Energy, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Leg was pinned between the bridge carrier and the coal rib.

December 7, 2011 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Owlco Energy LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was turning drive shaft on mobile bridge carrier when hand slipped off pipe wrench he was using to turn shaft causing the pipe wrench to strike him in the jaw.

October 7, 2011 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Owlco Energy LLC · Struck by falling object

Miner was repairing broke conveyor chain on 94L bridge position himself under the bridge when it fell striking him in the chest area.

May 17, 2011 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Owlco Energy LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was lining up two pieces of metal one piece of metal slipped mashing miners left index finger between the two pieces of metal.

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