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March 27, 1989 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Coal Power Inc · Struck against stationary object

245 BACKHOE WOULD NOT START, WAS GETTING DOWN FROM MACHINE (TO BOOST) STEPPED ON ROCK, TURNING LEFT ANKLE.

July 30, 1985 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Coal Power Inc · Struck against a moving object

PUSHING IN SHOT WITH DOZER, HIT SOLID ROCK AND CAUSED SHOCK TO BACK.

July 12, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coal Power Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MECHANIC WAS WASHING OUT YOKE ON 3309 BACKDUMP WITH GASOLINE. GASOLINE SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE WHILE MECHANIC WAS WASHING PARTS.

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