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February 19, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
B G & M Inc · Struck by powered moving object

STANDING BY A TRUCK.ANOTHER TRUCK SLID INTO HIM.HE THOUGHT HE WAS OK BUT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING AFTER THE SHIFT WAS OVER.HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO BE CHECKED.BONE WAS SERARATED IN BACK.

February 1, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B G & M Inc · Fall from machine

GETTING OFF TRUCK SLIPED & FELL FRACTURED RIBS

October 31, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B G & M Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON JOHN3DEERE 850 DOZER. PIN FLEW OFF AND WENT IN THE LEG.

March 12, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B G & M Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS PUTT3NG BELLY PAN ON 355 AND HURT BACK THIS WAS SAME THE SAME INJURY HE HAD ONE TIME BEFORE.

February 17, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
B G & M Inc · Struck by flying object

PUTTING TRUCK O3 DOZER METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

December 8, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B G & M Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I.NAME AND SOME3OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE PULLING ON A HEAD AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK

November 13, 1986 KY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B G & M Inc · Fall from machine

GETTING OFF LOA8ER HURT PART ON RICKS 11/13/86,THEN WORK & UNTIL11/15/86 WHEN FOOT WAS WORSE.SWOLLEN AND BLACK.HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM ON 11/15/86 AND WAS TOLD NOT TO GO BACK BUT SEE DOCTOR.

October 22, 1986 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
B G & M Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING DOZER2 GOING DOWN HILL. HIT ROCK WITH CORNER BLADE SPUN AROUND

July 7, 1986 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B G & M Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED UP ON D2ZER PULLED LIAGMENT IN TOP RIGHT FOOT.

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