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August 22, 2006 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Haydon, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting of a welder into welding truck causing a lower back strain.

April 21, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Nally & Haydon, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was repairing wedag crusher. Right hand was inside wedag attempting to turn rotor when hand was caught between rotor and wall of crusher.

February 24, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Haydon, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee's finger was caught in fan belt and severed 1/3 of right index finger

December 12, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Nally & Haydon, LLC · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Occupational Illness. First notice 3/16/04.

August 15, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Haydon, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING/MOVING A HYDRAULIC PUMP AT THE WEDAG CRUSHER OF THE SECONDARY CRUSHING PLANT.

June 30, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Nally & Haydon, LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE RAN OFF RAOD WITH EXCAVATOR.

April 24, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Nally & Haydon, LLC · No Value Found

SUDDEN JOLT FROM LOADING SHOT ROCK IN PIT INJURED BACK

January 16, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nally & Haydon, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LIFTING MACK ENGINE WITH CHAIN HOOKED TO 988-B LOADER. LOADER OPERATOR SET ENGINE ON GROUND. EE UNHOOKED CHAIN & TRIED TO BALANCE WITH HIS LEG & COULDN'T HOLD IT UP. ENGINE ROLLED OVER PINNING HIM UNDERNEATH IT. RESULTING IN INJURY TO LEFT LEG AND LEFT SHOULDER.

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