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1983–2026
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November 9, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
West Virginia Solid Energy Inc · Flash burns (welding)

ELECTRICAL FLAS2 WHIEL WIRING UP A WELDER

September 3, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
West Virginia Solid Energy Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE PULLED3A WIRE OUT OF A BREAKER WITH OUT KNOCK BREAKER STUPID ACT. I SAW HIM DO IT AND COULD NOT GET TO HIM IN TIME TO STEP HIM. HE STATED AT THAT TENSION THAT IUT DID NOT HURT HIM. L ATER HE SAID IT3BURNT HIM HAND.

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