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March 7, 1989 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

C & W Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE AN OIL DRUM.FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO DRUMS PROBABLY WILL LOSE FINGER NAIL.

June 24, 1987 WV · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS

C & W Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A DISK OUT OF A 354 MINER GATHERING HEAD WHEN HE FELT PAIN.AFTERWARDS HE FELT SOME SWELLING.

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