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September 6, 1990 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dunbar Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CARRYING BOX 40# STAINED LIGAMENTS IN LOWER BACK AT WAIST

October 10, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dunbar Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TRACK AND FELL INJURING BACK.EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS INJURY UNTIL 10-14-88.

November 7, 1985 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Dunbar Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL MAN WAS OPERATING DRILL DRILLING THROUGH HARD ROCK ENCOUNTER HEAVY DRILL BVIBRATION WHICH LOOSENED MAIN AIR LINE GOING INTO DRILL BIT THE HOSE LEAD (METAL) HIT OPERATOR ON THE HEAD RESU 20 STITCHES ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD

October 7, 1985 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dunbar Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

SERVICING EQUIPMENT FELL OFF DOZER TRACKS HURTING NECK AND BACK STRAINED

October 4, 1985 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Dunbar Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

DRIVING BACK DUMP - WAS UNLOADING DIRT - MOTOR QUIT- OPERATOR JUMPED - TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN HILL - AS OPERATOR JUMPED HE HIT A ROCK AND BROKE FOOT.

March 11, 1985 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dunbar Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING GLASS IN LOADER HOLDING CARDBOARD PATTERN AND WAS CUT WITH BOX KNIFE.

December 4, 1984 KY · Coal coal strip operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dunbar Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

I NAME FINISHED LUNCH HE WAS THE BACK OF TRUCK RAIN AND SNOW STARTED. HE CLIMBED DOWN USING FIAT 945 LOADER. THE STEPS WERE ALREADY ICY HE SHIPPED HELD ON WITH ARM, SWUNG AROUND, HIT THE EQUIP MENT FELL.

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