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3,112
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1983–2026
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February 24, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
J & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

I.NAME WAS WATC2ING NO 4 BELTHEAD A CAPBOARD CAME DOWN HIS BELT IT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT DISCHARGE ROLLER & A CHUTE ON THE BELTHEAD HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE CAPBOARD & CAUGHT HIS LEFT AR M IN CHUTE & DI8CHARGE ROLLER

January 8, 1986 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J & D Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME REMOVING3STACK FROM CUTTER CHAIN ON CUTTING MACHINE WHILE TIGHTENING TAKEUP SCREW WITH ARENCH HE PULLED MUSCLE WITH LOWER BACK.

April 3, 1985 KY · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HANGING CABLE WITH A PIECE OF WIRE WHEN HE TWISTED THE WIRE A PIECE OF METAL OR RUST FLEW OFF AND BECAME IMBEDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

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