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December 6, 2019 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lester And Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee had pulled roof bolter up in #9 entry on 001-1 section to prepare to start bolting place and was bending bolts to be installed first when hand slipped off roof bolt hitting hand on ground and roof bolter.

December 5, 2019 KY · Coal driller operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lester And Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

Had a bit break off in end of coal drill auger, myself and IE were beating old bit with hammer. Piece of bit broke off hitting IE in the eye, we both were wearing safety glasses but the piece that hit EE busted EE's glasses.

October 11, 2019 KY · Coal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lester And Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE stated EE had a leak on one of the bucket jacks, raised head up over top of scoop while scoop still moving to see if EE could see the leak and caught head between scoop and mine roof.

October 1, 2019 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lester And Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was loading coal out of face of #3 heading. When small piece of rock fell hitting EE on knee, EE never told. Worked rest of shift, then went to E.R. that night. Said bruised knee cap, nothing broke.

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