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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 9, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bell Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING BELT SO SCOOP COULD GO UNTER IT &SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

April 17, 1995 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bell Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. WHILE BENDING A ROOT BOLT FOR INSERTION INTO ROOF HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

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