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Years on record: 1983–2026
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June 16, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Jerold & Jeffrey Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CHANGING TIRE O3 SHUTTLECAR AND LET THE TIRE FALL ON LEFT LEG

November 21, 1986 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Jerold & Jeffrey Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS WORK3NG ON A PART OF THE 24S LEE NORSE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL OFF HYDRAULIC FITTING WENT INTO HIS MIDDLE FINGER

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