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May 17, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bevins Company Inc · Struck by falling object

6:30 THURSDAY MORNING I.NAME STARTED HIS BACK HAULER AND BEFORE THE TRUCK HAD ENOUGH TIME TO BVUBUILD UP AIR PRESSURE FOR BRAKES HE BACKED THE TRUCK ABOUT 15\ UP A 7% GRADE. THE TRUCK STALLED ENGINE OFF, ROLLED DOWN THE 7% GRADE ABOUT 60\ AND JUMPED THE BERM. I.NAME JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK AND OVER THE BANK, THEN, THE TRUCK TURNED OVER AND ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AFTER I.NAME AND ROLLED O

May 14, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Bevins Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SAWINS DOWN TREE & THE SAW HIT A KNOT AND JUMPED OUT & HIT HIS LEG CAUSING A CUT REQUIRING 15 STITCHES

January 12, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bevins Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TREES WITH A CHAIN SAW THE SAW WAS CAUGHT IN A BIND AND THE EMPLOYEE JERKED THE SAW THE SAW CAME OUT OF THE CUT AND CONTACTED HIS LEG CAUSING SMALL CUT ON LEG

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