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1983–2026
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June 14, 1985 WV · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colony Bay Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE BUCKET FROM MACHINE WHILE REMOVING PITCH BRACE PINS ONE OF THE PINS FELL CATCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN PIN & BUCKET

April 29, 1985 WV · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colony Bay Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE POWER CABLE AND WHILE DOING SO STRAINED HIS BACK.

May 2, 1984 WV · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colony Bay Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING CHANGE OF CROWD CABLE ON SHOVEL CABLE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK I.NAME ON THE LEFT ANKLE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FROM ITS PATH

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