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June 11, 1984 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oak Grove Coal Company Inc · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN LOADING THE POWDER TRUCK THE I NJURED STEPPED ON THE RUNNER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POWDER BIN I BEAM HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE

June 2, 1984 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dime Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A REPAIR LINK TO PUT ON A TRUCK THE LINK SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMP TO TWIST HIS LEFT ELBOW

May 1, 1984 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kinlock Coals Inc · Fall from machine

GETTING OUT OF THE POWDER TRUCK I.NAME STEPPED IN A HOLE AND SEVERLY TWISTED HIS ANKLE

March 23, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dime Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN PUTTING PULL PIN INTO TONGUE OF WATER WAGON IT SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER

March 6, 1984 AL · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oak Grove Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJ WAS CLEANING ON HIS DRILL HE STUMBLED AND IN TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE REACHED OUT AND HIS HAND HIT THE MUFFLER BURNING HIS HAND

March 1, 1984 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kinlock Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

SWING BRAKE DRUM WAS BEING PUT BACK INTO PLACE ON 2400 DRAGLINE-AS IT WAS BEING LIFTED OVER THE DRAG DRUM IT ROLLED OVER ONTO THE INJUREDS LEFT HAND.

February 22, 1984 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oak Grove Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN TAKING THE PULL CABLE OFF THE BACK OF HIS LOADER IT TWISTED CAUGHT HIS FINGER & PINCHED IT

January 28, 1984 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dime Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHEN PUTTING A PIN INTO THE CROWS FOOT OF THE 7500 DRAGLINE AN EMPLOYEE OF DIME COAL WAS DRIVING THE PIN INTO PLACE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. UPON STRIKING THE PIN A PIECE OF METAL FLECKED OFF OF IT AND STRUCK MR. MADDOX IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NECK.

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