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April 28, 1987 KY · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING COAL DR3LL WHILE DRILL WAS HUNG UN HOLE TRYING TO FREE STEM.

April 27, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

SAWING KEY STEE5 WITH HACK SAW SOMETHING GOT IN LEFT EYE, INJURED EYE.

March 16, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACKING T2E BOLTER OUT OF #2 ENTRY THE OPERATOR HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE BOLTER POT AND CAUGHT IT AGAINST THE TOP WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FRACTURED FINGER

January 3, 1987 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME WAS BRIN1ING A SCOOP OUTSIDE WHEN HE PASSED UNDER RUBBER CURTAIN HE WAS SITTING TOO HIGH WHEN HE ENTERED THE CURTAIN AREA THUS STRIKING HIS HEAD AND NECK

December 16, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT HIS ELBOW A1AINST THE FRAME OF AN S & H SCOOP.

October 16, 1986 KY · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING 50LBS BAGS OF ROCKDUST INTO SCOOP HE WAS LIFTING TOO MUCH AT A TIME BAGS 100LBS REINJURED OLD HERNIA WILL HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER HERNIA OPERATION

July 31, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE MAN HIT A H2LE ON INTAKE ROADWAY AND JAMMED HIM AGAINST THE FRAME OF SCOOP AND BRUISED HIS BACK.

April 8, 1986 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE PLACING W5GON DRILL AT FACE JERKED DRILL TO SIDE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH AREA. RUPTURED.

March 20, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

RIDING SCOOP UN8ER GROUND SCOOP STARTED TO QUICK JERKED HEAD AND PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK

March 19, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTING TOP AND3LET DRILL STEEL FALL ON HAND.

January 7, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G S & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELTLINE BROKE 4E WERE PULLING IT BACK TOGETHER WITH GRIP HOIST. GRIP HOIST BROKE, DIDN'T WORK W RIGHT SLIPPED AND CAUSED INJURY BY HITTING MAN ON ARM.

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