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April 30, 1988 OH · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K & R Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND GOT BETWEEN DRIVE BELT AND PULLY WHEN REMOVING BELT.

April 21, 1988 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K & R Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SPRAY BARS OUT OF REJECT AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND AGAINST BUCKET OF BOBCAT.

January 12, 1988 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
K & R Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK CAME OFF O0 HIGHWALL THROUGH THE CAB WINDOW & HIT THE OPERATOR ON THE HAND & LEG

November 18, 1987 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K & R Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 PULLING ON 9 SUITION HOSE FOR A POND PUMP AND STRAINED HIS BACK. HE ALSO STRAINED BACK MOVING A STEEL PLATE AFTER THE SUCTION HOSE INCIDENT.

September 10, 1987 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
K & R Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A WATER HOSE, SLIPPED AND HIT HISKNEE ON A ROCK.

July 17, 1987 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
K & R Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE EMPLOYEE SL3PPED ON THE STEPS TO CR-7 AND HIT HIS LET SHOULDER AND HEAD ON THE STEPS.

June 24, 1987 OH · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
K & R Mining Inc · Fall from machine

THE OPERATOR WA8 BOARDING THE FRONT SHOVEL AND SLIPPED. HIS RT HAND HIT THE TRACK GROUSERS

June 15, 1987 OH · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
K & R Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL OPERATING 0RONT SHOVEL MOVING HARD OVERBURDEN.EMPL GLANCED TO THE REA.FRONT SHOVEL WAS JARRED AND EMPL FELT SOMETHING SLIP IN HIS BACK.THE EXTENT OF THE INJURY IS NOT YET KNOWN.

March 19, 1987 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
K & R Mining Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE FELL T2RU A SECTION OF CATWALK WHILE CHANGING A DRYER SCREEN HE FELL APPROX.8FT THE CATWALK WAS RUSTY ALONG THE SEAM & THE EMPLOYEES WEIGHT BROKE THRU IT

February 23, 1987 OH · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
K & R Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A BULLDOZER. DIGGING A GAS LINE OUT, UPA HILL ON FROZEN GROUND. THE BULLDOZER BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS DOWN THE HILL. THE OPERATOR JUMPED OFF AND SLIPPED ON FROZEN GROUND ANDLANDED ON R3GHT ARM.

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