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April 25, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Utility Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOISTING SCREENS UP IN TIPPLE HE GOT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN SHEAVE WITH HOISTING ROPE FINGER WAS CUT BADLY & BONES WERE BROKEN HE WENT TO HOSPITAL & FINGER W AS AMPUTATED BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND JOINT

March 8, 1984 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Utility Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BARREL OF MIBC CHEMICAL AND PULLED SOMETHING LOOSE IN LOWER PART OF HIS STOMACH. DOCTOR SAID HE HAD A HERNIA AND HE HAD TO HAVE A OPERATION TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO HIS S TOMACH.

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