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February 17, 1998 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L & A Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED ON A BLOCK OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

February 13, 1998 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ROCK OFF BELT

January 20, 1998 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L & A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE A PIN FROM A BELT SPLICE WITH A HAMMER HE HIT HIS HAND.

May 21, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PULLING BELT STRUCTURE OVER THE STRUCTURE FOLDED UP AGAINST THE TOP STRIKING HIM ABOVE HIS EYE AND PINNING HIS HAND AGAINST THE TOP.

February 18, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
L & A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE RIDING A SMALL PERSONNEL CARRIER HE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE PERSONNEL CARRIER.

November 6, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
L & A Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE DRIVING THE RAILRUNNER UNDERGROUND, HE RAISED UP TO LOOK OVER THE TOP OF THE RAILRUNNER AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP.

October 4, 1996 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING AND MOVING A MINER BOOM JACK HE RUPTURED HIMSELF.

August 20, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
L & A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE RIDING IN MANTRIP HE WAS PRESSED BETWEN TWO MEN AND BRUISED IN GROIN AREA.

August 5, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
L & A Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CROSSING LOW RAIL HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST THE LOW RAIL.

July 8, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
L & A Coal Company · Struck by falling object

8" TO 10" OF CAP COAL FELL STRIKIGN HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER.

June 6, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & A Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

April 1, 1996 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
L & A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING A TIMBER CAUSING THE TIMBER TO FLIP UP STRIKING THE EE UNDER HIS ARMS.

February 7, 1996 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
L & A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RAN OVER ROCK AND GOT HIS HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE FRAME OF THE SCOOP.

November 28, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING WOODEN PALLET OUT OF GRAVEL AND MUD.

September 26, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L & A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE JACKING UP A SMALL 3 WHEEL PERSONAL CARRIER IT SLIPPED OFF OF THE JACK & HIT HIS KNEE

August 16, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO PULL A PIECE OF ROOF BOLT STEEL OUT OF THE TOP, HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND THE TOP.

May 30, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
L & A Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE MOVING A ROOF BOLTER THE OPERATOR HIT HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE TOP.

March 22, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & A Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING CABLE FOR MINER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HISBACK

March 8, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
L & A Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

UNPLUGGING THE BATTERIES ON A TRACK RAILRUNNER.

January 13, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L & A Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WORKING ON AN UNDERGROUND TAILPIECE.

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