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July 22, 1987 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Floyd Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON THE INSIDE CORE OF A BROKEN DRAG CABLE CORE BROKE ALLOWING EMPLOYEE FALL BACK STRIKING A FAIR LEED SHIEVE THEN TO THE GROUND HITTING HIS HEAD

June 4, 1987 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FIRE
Floyd Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A FRONT-END LOADER HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURED CATCHING ON FIRE, EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM MACHINE.

November 26, 1986 AL · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Floyd Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING REMOVE THE BELLY PAN ON A FRONT LOADER. PAN SLIPPED CATCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN PAN AND ANOTHER METAL OBJECT.

April 10, 1986 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Floyd Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMP BACKED TRUC5 INTO POSITION TO DUMP SOFT FOOTING TRUCK OVERTURNED EMP WAS WEARING SEAT BELT

April 10, 1985 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Floyd Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETGTING ON REAR OF A TRUCK SLIPPED & FELL HURTING HIS BACK EMPLOYEE DIDNT REPORT THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS JOB RELATED UNTIL 042485 LOST TIME STARTED 041085

March 11, 1985 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Floyd Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK AS HE APPROACHED DUMP SITE HE STUCK HIS HEAD OUTSIDE OF CAB & A PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF BED OF TRUCK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.SMALL CUT TO THE HAND WHI WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

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