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April 17, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Irishman Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM HAD QUIT HIS JOB AND WAS WALKING OUTSIDE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK.

February 27, 1984 KY · Coal loading machine/gather arm loader helper MACHINERY
Irishman Creek Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BOLT MACHINE AND PINNED HIMSELF AGAINST THE RIB.

June 3, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irishman Creek Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP HAD ROOF BOLT PLATED IN A POWDER BOX AND LIFTED IT HURING HIS BACK

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