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June 5, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Daniel Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING ROCK TR6CK, DRIVER BACKED TRUCK UNDER LOADER TO BE LOADED. ROCK FELL FROM LOADER BUCKET TO TRUCK BED, AND JARRED DRIVERS BACK

March 30, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Daniel Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING DOZER2OPERATOR GOT OFF DOZER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK. HE SAID HE TWISTED HIS LEG WHEN THE ROCK TURNED OVER.

November 26, 1986 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Daniel Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

RAN OVER ROCK W3TH DOZER-CLAIMING LOW BACK INJURY. POSSIBLE MUSCLE STRAIN.

August 5, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Daniel Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TRUCK B9ING LOADED BY 475 ENDLOADER A LARGE ROCK FELL IN TRUCK THEREBY JERKING THE DRIVER SIDEWAYS & INJURING HIS NECK

August 16, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daniel Construction Company · Fall onto or against objects

MAN WAS WORKING3ON DOZER WHEN HE WALKED THROUGH THE OPERATOR COMPARTMENT TO CHECK THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE HE TRIPPED ON THE FIREWALL ON THE DOZER CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING HIS KNEE AG AINST THE TRAC5 OF T HE DOZER.

June 12, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daniel Construction Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME WAS INJURED ON 6-12-84 WHEN COMING BACK TO WORK. HE HAD WALKED AWAY FROM THE WORK AREA DURING LUNCH & WAS HEADED BACK TO THE WORK AREA. WHEN HE THOUGHT HE WOULD TAKE A SHORT-CUT DOWN A 10\ SLIGHTLY INCLINED HIGHWALL. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THIS HIGHWALL HE SLIPPED, FELL, STRUCK THE GORUND & ROLLED ABOUT 30\ CAUSING SMALL CUT ABRASION & A SPRAINED ANKLE.

March 23, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Daniel Construction Company · Struck by falling object

SUBJECT WAS INJURED AT #1 STRIP JOB WHILE CUTTING TREE APPROX 15" IN DIAMETER THREE FELL IN WORNG DIRECTION HITTING SUBJECT INLOWER PELVIC AREA CAUSING BROKEN RIBS, INTERAL BLEEDING, HOLE INBL ADDER AND PELVIS SEPERATION

January 4, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Daniel Construction Company · Fall from machine

SUBJECT WAS INJURED WHILE WALKING BACK TO THE REAR OF THE GREASE TRUCK HE WAS FILLING WITH FUEL WHILE WALKING BACK HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE TRUCK HITTING THE GROUND ON HIS LOWER PART OF BAC K AND RIGHT PELVIS AREA RESULTING IN DOUBLE FRACTURE OF UPPER FEMUR BONE

August 10, 1983 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Daniel Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS OPERATING A 1/2 ELECTRIC DRILL WHEN IT FOWLED FORCING HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST METAL LACERATING IT

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