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September 14, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D J & M Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS HANGING TELEPHONE WIRE ON TOP OF SUPPLY TRAILER WHEN HE FELL THRU THE ROOF OF TRAILER.

August 7, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
D J & M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL FROM WORKING FACE TO THE LOADING POINT, WHEN COAL PARTICLES BECAME LODGED IN THE EYE.

May 3, 1989 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
D J & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MINE SCOOP WAS REMOVING COAL FROM WORKING FACE WHEN IT RAN OVER LOOSE COAL AND MADE CONTACT WITH MINE ROOF THE SAFETY POST ON SCOOP CAME LOOSE AND PINNED OPERATORS HAND AGAINST CONTROL LEVERS

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