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June 14, 2002 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dad'S Coal Company Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS LOWERING A RAILROAD JACK WHEN THE JACK FELL AND MASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER, PINCHING IT.TWELVE STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

May 21, 2002 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dad'S Coal Company Llc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CRAWLING ON HANDS & KNEES WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 18" X 8" X 1" FELL ON HIS HAND. THE HEIGHT WAS 48".

September 13, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Dad'S Coal Company Llc · Contact with heat

EE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL WHEN HE BECAME WEAK FROM HEAT.

September 7, 2001 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dad'S Coal Company Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB BAG OF ROCKDUST WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

June 13, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Dad'S Coal Company Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS INSTALLING RESIN GROUTED BOLT. HE BENT TO BOLT TO INSERT IN HOLE AND WHEN HE WAS PUSING BOLT WITH DRILL BOOM THE ROOF BOLT PLATE SMASH HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

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