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June 14, 2001 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
G & P Contractors Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE ON BATTERY CHARGER. ELECTRICITY WAS DISCONNECTED. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOSEN BOLT BY SPRAYING WD-40 ON IT WHEN IT IGNITED.

April 6, 2001 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
G & P Contractors Inc · Struck against stationary object

JEEP OPERATOR WAS OPERATING JEEP AND LOST HIS HAT AND LIGHT AND HIT A RIB WITH HIS HEAD. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE HAD 24 STITCHES ABOVERIGHT EYE. KEPT OVERNIGHT.

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