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1983–2026
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April 1, 1991 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & L Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ONE SIDE OF THE BELT CLAMP UNFASTEN FROM THE ROPE & THE OTHER SIDE SLIPPED AS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE STARTED TO RELEASE THAT SIDE WHEN IT SLIPPED HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT & CUT IT REQUIRED THREE S TITCHES

May 25, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Skeens Fork Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS LEAVING WITH CHEST AGAINST MINER WHILE PULLING CABLE THROUGH PANEL AND BRUISED RIBS.

October 13, 1987 VA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Skeens Fork Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE SAID HE WAS 8HOVELING BELT AND HURT HIS BACK BUT HE DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 11-5-87.

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