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July 13, 1999 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shamrock Contracting Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF OF SCOOP WHILE HAULING COAL FROM FACE AREA TO DUMPING POINT.

March 31, 1999 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shamrock Contracting Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A TOP ROLLER ON #4 BELT LINE. A SHARP EDGE WAS EXPOSED ON ONE OF THE ROLLERS. WHEN EMPLOYEE TOUCHED THE SHARP EDGE, HE CUT HIS PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

December 2, 1998 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Shamrock Contracting Inc · Struck against a moving object

FOREMAN WAS SCOOPING ON ROADWAYS WITH 482 S&R SCOOP. HE RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL OF ROCK WHICH BOONSED HIM UP IN HIS SEAT.

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