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January 10, 1985 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drill Mountain Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONDITIONS WERE GOOD MAN BENT OVER TO PICK UP MINER CABLE AND THROW IT OUT OF THE WAY AND COULDNT STRAIGHTEN BACK UP.

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