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January 2, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
L & J Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

NO.6 ENTRY AT #20 X-CUT; A CRACK WAS PRESENT AT 28-30" AND 30" CONV.BOOTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED.ROOF FALL OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS COMPANY TAKING THE OPERATION.

August 30, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
L & J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLTER STEEL AND BOLTER HEAD.

August 2, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & J Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING ROCKDUST OFF BELT LINE AND RAN INTO A STEEL POST ON BELT LINE.

February 18, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Rough Diamond Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS RIDING IN THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE TOP

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