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February 14, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Great American Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM DOZER TRACKS FELL HITTING LOWER BACK ON PUSHARMS.

December 3, 1991 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Great American Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE STRAINED BACK MUSCLES WHILE PULLING 4 INCH WATER LINE GUT OF WATER.

April 5, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Great American Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER IN WRENCH CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER

November 2, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Great American Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OCCURRED SOMETIME DURING WORK SHIFT WHILE EMPL WAS OPERATING ROCK TRUCK. BRUISE & SWELLING APPEARED ON RIGHT CALF MUSCLE.

June 13, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Great American Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WAS CUTTING SEGMENT BOLTS OUT OF DOZER & SLAY FLEW INTO EYE CAUSING INJ TO RIGHT EYE.

January 19, 1990 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Great American Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL GOT FINGER IN FAN ON DOZER

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