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July 17, 2007 VA · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was helping install a D10R center equalizer bar pin along with two other field technicians. The pin was struck awkwardly by another technician when a splinter of metal came off of the side and struck employee in the groin area of his leg.

April 14, 1997 VA · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILLE CLOSING A RAILROAD CAR DOOR, A WORN LATCH DISLODGED THROWING A BAR STRIKING EE KNOCKING OFF HIS PROTECTIVE HAT AND CUTTING HIS HEAD. AFTER A TRIP TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM HE RETURNED TO W ORK.

April 10, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS PICKING COAL OUT OF REFUSE A LUMP OF COAL STRUCK HIM ON THE RT THUMB FRACTURING IT MAN WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO FIRST AID STATION THEN TO HOSPITAL DR SET THUMB AND MAN RETURNED TO WORK PER DR INSTRUCTIONS NO TIME WAS LOST

March 2, 1983 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harold Keene Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR WAS CHECKING FEEDER BEFORE STARTING IT THAT MORNING. HIS HAND SLIPPED ON GUARD AND WAS CUT.

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