EMPLOYEE WAS WATERING ROAD. A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL AND BOUNCED THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WATER TRUCK, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIBS AND SHOULDER.
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July 5, 1996
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Rich Inc · Struck by falling object
April 19, 1988
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRUNG RT ANKLE
August 17, 1987
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG AN IMPACT WRENCH WITHA SWIVEL SOCKET AND THE SWIVEL SOCKET'S SWIVEL BROKE AND CUT EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.
June 23, 1987
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS LOADING SHOT HOLES AND LIFTED A 50 LB BAG OF FERTILIZER AND HURT HIS BACK
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