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September 20, 1995 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Big River Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING DIRT ON A HOLLOW FILL WITH A D8K DOZER.

June 16, 1995 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big River Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 6" WATER PUMP HOSE AND SLIPPED FALLING TO THE GROUND. (EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGH 6-25-95 AND STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6-26-95. RETURNED TO WORK 6-30-95.)

June 16, 1995 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Big River Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE IN THE CAB OF TRUCK, A LARGE ROCK TURNED OVER IN THE TRUCK BED JARRING THE EMPLOYEE.

December 13, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big River Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPENING ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR AND STRUCKHIS KNEE WITH THE DOOR.

September 6, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big River Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING TRUCK 773-BLAT. LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL APPROX 4 FT TO GROUND.

July 5, 1994 KY · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big River Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FOR SURVEY CREW WAS MEASURING COAL PIT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LOOSE ROCK HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INJURING LEFT LEG.

May 19, 1994 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big River Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATES HIS BACK BECAME SORE 5-19-94 AFTER FINISHING SHIFT--DOCTOR STATES EMPLOYEE ISSUFFERING FROM MUSCLE FATIGUE.

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