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August 15, 2011 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Coals, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Building ventilation wall and smashed finger between two 6" solid concrete blocks.

August 6, 2009 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gold Resources L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling #57 rock down chute of Powerscreen and strained his back.

January 12, 2007 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gold Resources L L C · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting two 5 gallon buckets of oil by himself causing a strain to his stomach muscles. He had previously had surgery removing a hernia. The strain caused him to tear the hernia patch. He finished shift and did not go to the doctor until 1/18/07.

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