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April 9, 1987 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE PI7KED UP A FILTER WITH A BURR ON IT'S CASING. THE FILTER SLIPPED AND THE BURR CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE EMPLOYEE'S THIRD FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

March 24, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OB8ERVING THE AREA IN WHICH HE WAS GOING TO REPAIR THE END LOADER. THE IMPACT WRENCH WAS LYING ABOVE THE AREA. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD, REQUIRING SUTURES TO THE SCALP. 3

February 8, 1987 KY · Coal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP 3 WAS LIFTING ON GATE. THE GATE WAS FROZEN TO GROUND. EMP FELT BURNING IN GROIN AREA

January 30, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Badgett Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS FI3ISHED TAKING AN ENGINE OUT OF THE CATERPILLAR ROAD GRADER HE STOOD UP TO CLIMB OFF THE GRADER AND AS HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE CHAIN HOUSING OF THE HOIST HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO T HE FLOOR EMPLOY9E TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT WRIST

December 8, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING GROVES CRANE TO SHOP AREA DOOR CAME OPEN & WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE IT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR & T HE DOOR FACING CAUSING AN AVULSION TO THE TIP OF HIS RI NG FINGER 3

December 3, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 REPAIRING THE MUFFLER ON THE 120 TON K-W DART.WHEN HE STOOD UP HE STRUCK THE CLAMP ON THE MUFFLER AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT EAR.

September 10, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING POWER CABLE TO LOAD AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

July 9, 1986 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING THE POINT SHEAVE WHEN HE TURNED THE SHEAVE BACK AROUND HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TURN BLOCK AND SHEAVE

May 1, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS HA6LING COAL ON THE HAUL ROAD AND STRUCK A HOLE THE IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK WHICH RESULTED IN MEDICAL TREATMENT GIVEN BY DR

April 16, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING THE 40-R DRILL. AFTER THE DRILL WAS REAPAIRED AND STARTED, A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW OFF THE FAN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER LEFT ARM. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR AND SUTURES3WERE ADMINSTERED.

April 28, 1985 KY · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON CONVEYOR BELT JUST AS POWER WAS TURNED ON AND BELT THREW EMPLOYEE INTO BARGE LOADING CHUTE. BELT WAS FREE OF COAL, EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING AND ALL EMPLOYEES WERE WARNED TH E THE POWER WAS BEING TURNED ON. EMPLOYEE SUSTRXX SUSTAINED INJURY TO RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT FRACTURE TO RIGHT FOOT.

September 12, 1984 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Badgett Inc · Fall from machine

INJ WAS WELDING ANGLE ON WORK BARGE AND WAS LYING AGAINST A HAND RAIL FOR SUPPORT THE HAND RAIL BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE BARGE BRUISES TO BACK AND RT HIP

August 30, 1984 KY · Coal master electrician ELECTRICAL
Brown Badgett Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMP WAS WORKING WITH 2 OTHER ELECTRICIANS ALL QUALIFIED AND CERTIFIED INJ CLIMBED ON TOP OF TRANSFORMER AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO PRIMARY LINES SUPERVISOR HAD CAUTIONED HIM NOT TO GET TOO CLOSE EMP APPARENTLY GOT TOO CLOSE AND POEWER POSSIBLY ARCED TO HIM FROM PEIMARY SOURCE ELECTRICAL BURNS TO BACK LEFTSIDE AND LEFT LEG POSSIBLE BROKEN BACK AIR BREAKERS WERE OPEN

August 17, 1983 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR OF DOZER ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT DOWN TO LOWER GEAR ENGINE QUIT DOZER BLADE HIT BANK CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL

May 25, 1983 KY · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brown Badgett Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IRON PINS INTO THE GROUND WITH AN EIGHT POUND HAMMER WHEN HE MISSED THE PIN AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

May 7, 1983 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Badgett Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS TAKING A ROLL OF WIRE UP ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET TO PUT IN AN AUTOMATIC WELDER. EE SLIPPED & CAUGHT WRIST ON BUCKET TO BEND IT BACK.

April 19, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS LOADING 4" PIPE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN A PIPE & A 6"X5" X6\ WOOD.

April 18, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Badgett Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING CONVEYOR BELT ROLLERS 4"X48" WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS ELFT THUMB BETWEEN 2 ROLLERS MASHING HIS THUMB.

January 12, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Badgett Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OUT OF TRUCK AT SCALE HOUSE AND SLIPPED HITTING BACK ON FUEL TANK ON TRUCK

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