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Years on record: 1983–2026
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October 24, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Ryan Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANDLING MATERIAL METAL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN FINGER

December 8, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Lenora Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING BAG ROCK 8CATTERING BY HAND.

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