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February 22, 1988 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Run Coal Co Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL. WAS CHANGING OIL FILTER IN DOZER. STARTED TO STEP DOWN & FOOT SLIPPED ON PUSH BEAM OF DOZER. TWISTED KNEE.

December 28, 1987 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Run Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CLIMBIN1 UP LADDER TO LOADER WHEN HE PULLED HIS BACK.

December 5, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Run Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PERSON WAS LOOS9N BOLTS ON D9H PUSH BEAM ANDMUST HAVE PULLED TO HARD. SAID HE SAT DOWN TO WELD AND WHEN HE GOT UP HIS BACK WAS HURTING, DOCTOR SAID WAS PROBABLY A STRAIN.

November 13, 1986 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Run Coal Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS KICKING3DIRT IN HOLE ON SHOT AND KNEE WENT OUT

April 25, 1986 KY · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Coal Run Coal Co Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE HAD CU7 OPEN THE BACK OF THE BLADE ON A D8K DOZER AND HAD BEEN WELDING FOR AN HOUR OR SO WE BELIEVE GASES OR DUST FROM WELDING HAD BUILT UP IN HOLLOW PART OF BLADE AND IGNITED WHEN HE RESUMED WELDIN1

January 20, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Coal Run Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING READY T2 DROP RAIROAD CAR HAD TO PIECE CABLE BACK CAR HOIST WAS BEING PULLED OUT OF GEAR PUT HAND UP UNDER BELT THE OPERATOR DIDNOT SEE HIM PUSHED BUTTON TO PULL CAR DOWN AND BOLT CAUG HT HIS HAND. 3

April 3, 1985 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Coal Run Coal Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME STEPPED OFF TRUCK HITTING BLOCK OF WOOD AND TURNED HIS FOOT.

November 28, 1984 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Run Processing Inc · Fall onto or against objects

STEPPED ONTO STEPS OF ENDLOADER,FOOT SLIPPED AND HIT KNEE ON STEPS OF ENDLOADER.

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