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September 10, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED UP BOLT, PULLED HIS BACK.

May 12, 1987 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
K & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER WAS IN R9VERSE WHEN KNEE CAUGHT ROLL IN MINE ROOF TWISTING ANKLE.

March 27, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K & M Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN FACE OF NO 5 ENTRFY FALLING 4 TO 5 FT HIGH 30FT LONG 20FT WIDE THRU THE INTERSECTION ON BRODE BETWEEN 4 & 5 ENTGRY

February 19, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
K & M Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COAL DUST. 3

November 22, 1986 KY · Coal coal dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
K & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS CLEA3ING DUMP AREA WHEN TRAM TRACTOR STRUCK HIM I NAME WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TRACTOR AND LOWER FRAME OF DUMP BREAKING PELVIS HIP AND TWO RIBS.

July 8, 1986 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

FOREMAN SOUNDIN1 ROOF WHEN HORSEBACK FELL OUT RESULTING IN FATALITY.LAST OPEN X-CUT OF #3 HEADING-12' X 21' X 2-12''.

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