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Years on record: 1983–2026
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May 6, 1983 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Sargent Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WATCHING LOADING POINT FOR BELT #1 IN WHICH HE MUST BREAK SOME ROCK BY USE OF SLEDGE HAMMER MAKING SURE BELT WAS LOADED CORRECTLY.EMPL HURT HIS BACK DUE TO MOVING ROCK AT TAILPIECE WHICH WAS BROUGHT TO DUMP BY SCOOP WHICH WAS MIXED IN COAL BED.

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