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July 7, 1984 AL · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
King Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNROLLING TRAIL CABLE FROM REEL TRUCK THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SPIN AND JUMP THIS CAUSED CABLE TO LASH AND PINCH LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND

May 9, 1984 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
King Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

D-9L BUILDING DRILL GROUND, PUSHING OFF HIGHWALL. OPERATOR GOT TO CLOSE TO EDGE & SLOPE & MATERIAL LET TRACTOR SLIDE OFF WALL. OPERATOR HAD CUTS ON HEAD & WAS BRUISED UP. HE HAD NO BROKEN BONE OR ANY ADVEISE EFFECTS FROM ACCIDENT. HIGHWALL WAS APPROX. 65-70\ HIGH.

April 21, 1984 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A980-C COAL LOADER PARTICALS WERE BLOWN INTO EYE CAUSING IRRATATION

March 14, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
King Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS REMOVING LARGE ROCKS FROM 36 IN CATWALK AND STRAINED HIS BAKC

October 24, 1983 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN RELEASING CHAIN BINDER-HANDLE STRUCK RIGHT SHIN. THIS CAUSED SMALL CUT ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG AND 1/4 IN. WIDE. 3 STITCHES.

June 24, 1983 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
King Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING LADDER TO BOARD 777 CATEPILLAR ROCK TRUCK.

May 3, 1983 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
King Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

PULLING CORD TO CRANK SMALL GASOLINE ENGINE ENGINE KICKED BACK PULLING CAORD OUT OF HIS HAND BROKE FINGER INDEX ON RT HAND ABOVE THIRD KNUCKLE AND FINGER NAIL

April 9, 1983 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUSHING DOWN ON BOX-IN WRENCH-- SLIPPED SWUNG AROUNG & HIT ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

March 14, 1983 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

RUNNINGF AIR WRENCH ON GENERATOR WHEN IT BLEW DUST AND METAL PARTICALS UP INJURING RT EYE

January 10, 1983 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
King Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BREAKOUT WRENCH ON SK-60 REED DRILL BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN KNEE CAP.

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