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1983–2026
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July 25, 1997 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman MACHINERY
Indian Fork Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATING WASHER, ROCK ON BELTLINE, ROLLED ROCK OFF SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND METAL CUTTING FINGER.

December 19, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Indian Fork Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED GOING TO PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND SPRAINED ANKLE DUE TO SNOW AND ICE CONDITIONS.

April 3, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Indian Fork Fuels Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING TIPPLE ENGINE; STARTED ENGINE; FAN BLEW PARTICLES IN EYE.

December 6, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Indian Fork Fuels Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE DISCARDING EMPTY SODA ASH CONTAINERS, A SMALL AMOUNT OF SODA ASK/WATER/MUD MIXTURE WHICH WAS IN BOTTOM OF A CONTAINER SPLASHED IN EYES.

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