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1983–2026
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September 15, 1999 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Hawk Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WIRING #2 BELT DRIVE FOR OPERATION. HE WAS RUNNING CONTROL CABLE. WHEN HE TURNED HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

October 4, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Double Take Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADING CATPAD OFF OF MINER IN SCOOP BUCKET AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

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