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3,112
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1983–2026
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March 3, 1999 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shar-Ing Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICKED CEDAR BLOCK UP WHILE BUILDING STOPPING. TURNED AND STRAINED BACK.

October 8, 1998 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shar-Ing Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS CRANKING THE BELT TOGETHER AND HURT HIS BACK.

August 13, 1998 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shar-Ing Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEFT KNEE & LEFT LOWER LEG PAIN & SWELLING

July 10, 1998 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shar-Ing Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING COAL ONTO TAILPIECE.

April 9, 1998 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shar-Ing Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MAKING REPAIRS UNDERNEITH STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR LOOSE MATERIAL FELL IN FACT. EE REMOVED GLASSES AND WIPED RIGHT EYE. MATERIAL BECAME EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE. CAUSING CUT TO EYE. AND BLURRED VISION.

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