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September 25, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Safety Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A LARGE HORSEBACK FELL OUT OVER WEEKEND IN #8 HEADING APPROX. 3-5' THICK, 15' WIDE AND 20' LONG. WAS NOT A TRAVELWAY. FIRM SHALE TOP.

May 11, 1988 KY · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Safety Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS BACKING SCOOP INTO INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER SCOOP HIT HIM KNOB ON STEERING WHEEL HIT HIM IN THE BACK

September 24, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Safety Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS BUILDIN1 BLOCK BRATTICE AND REACHED FOR BLOCK AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS SIDE.

August 29, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Safety Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A PIECE3OF 3/8 SHEET METAL MEASURING 4X3FT AND HURT OR STRAINED HIS BACK.

June 3, 1987 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Safety Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

TWO JEEPS HIT A7 INTERSECTION FORCING HEAD OF ONE DRIVER INTO RIB.

May 4, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Safety Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAM PINNER TO 1UT UP BOLT.CAME UP OVER ROLL AND MACHINE CAME DOWN ON HAND.

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