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May 27, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
East Ky Jen-Dawn Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED HELPING DRILLING A PLACE IN FACE AND WAS MOVING DRILL WHEN HIS LOOSE GLOVE BECAME ENTANGLED IN BELTS AND HIS HAND WAS PULLED BETWEEN BELTS AND GUARD WHICH CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.

August 15, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
East Ky Jen-Dawn Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS BOLTING3A SECTION OF ROOF AND A VERY SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS FINGER BREAKING THE SKIN

June 11, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
East Ky Jen-Dawn Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TA4PING A SHOT AND CRAWLED UNDER AN AREA WHRE HE HE DID NOT PROPERLY PULL CAP COAL AND A SMALL SECTION OF COAL FELL ON HIS ARMS AND HANDS. WHEN EMPLOYEE JERKED HIS HANDS FREE HE CAUSED MINER AB9ASIONS ON HIS ARMS AND HANDS.

March 17, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
East Ky Jen-Dawn Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING3ROOF BOLTS WEIGHING APPROX 20LB. FROM A SCOOP ONTO THE BOTTOM AND ALLEGES HE FELT AS IF A "BEEE" HAD STUNG HIM, BUT WENT ON DOING HIS JOB AS ROOF BOLTER AND LIFTED A ROOF BOLT TO PUT IT IN PL5CE TO DRILL IT WHEN SEVERE PAIN STRUCK HIM IN HIS BACK

July 22, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
East Ky Jen-Dawn Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

A SHOT WAS BEIN1 FIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS & EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS MOVING TO A NEW PLACE TO BOLT APPROX.120FT AWAY & DID NOT HEAR WARNING ALTHOUGH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RICKY WILLIAM S WAS STGANDING3APPROX.10FT AWAY & WAS PROPERLY PREPARED FOR SHOT EMPLOYEE HAD NO APPARENT CUTS OR BRUISE ALSO EMPLOYEE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF SHIFT WITH NO COMPLAINTS

July 18, 1986 KY · Coal drill helper OTHER
East Ky Jen-Dawn Mining Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE HADA N6MBER OF ABSENCES DURING EMPLOYMENT. AT APPROX. THE SAME TIME HE REPORTED THIS "ACCIDENT" HE TOLD SEVERAL OTHER EMPLOYEES THAT HE WAS PASSING BLOOD INTERNALLY FROM HELPING LIFT A CAR FROM A D3TCH. HE REPORTED NO "ACCIDENT" OR INJURY TO US AND HAS NO WITNESSES TO SUCH "ACCIDENT". THE FIRST INFORMATION WE HADAS TO AN "ACCIDENT" WAS FROM A DR. STATING HE HAD PROBLEMS W

July 8, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
East Ky Jen-Dawn Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE WAS REMOVING COAL FROM AN AREA WITH SCOOP & HE BACKED SCOOP UP & HIT A RIB WHICH JARRED HIM AROUND ON THE SCOOP AT THE TIME EMPLOYEE CLAIMED ONLY ARM INJURY & THERE WERE N O APPARENT BRUI8ES OR CUTS

January 4, 1986 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
East Ky Jen-Dawn Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING PLACE & STARTED MOVING TO BEGIN NEXT PLACE & IN M OVING DRILL STRAIN IN LOWER BACK OCCURRED

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