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December 12, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four Way Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR WAS PI3NING TOP AND A PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW-SLATE APPROX. 2'X4'X6" FELL STRIKE VICTIM ON LONER PART OF BACK. NO BONES BROKEN BUT BRUISES AND ABRAISONS WERE NOTED.

September 29, 1986 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Four Way Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LUMP OF COAL RO5LED BACKWARDS DOWN STACKER CONVEYOR AND BOUNCED OFF BELT STRIKING VICTIM ON HEAD .

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