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September 2, 1999 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HURT NECK WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM LOADER.

June 19, 1990 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS PULLING ON WIRE ROPE CABLE & GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN FINGER. EMPL WORKED ON 6/19 6/20 6/21 & WENT TO DR ON 6/22 & RETURNED TO WORK ON 6/25

August 29, 1989 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON EQUIP AT WAS PLANT DROPPED BASKET ON HAND CUTTING LEFT HAND NO LOST TIME 5- 6 STITCHES

December 29, 1987 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON CONVEYOR AND APIECE OF STEEL FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.

September 18, 1987 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AT THE PREP PLANT WELDING ON FILTER,WAS IN A TIGHT SPOT HAVING TO BEND OVER AT ALL TIMES AND STRAINED HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE WAS OFF FROM 01/11/85 UNTIL 04/01/85 WITH A LOSS OF 55 DAYS.HE WAS 2FF FROM 09/09/86 UNTIL 02/16/87 WITH A LOSS OF 110 DAYS.REPORTED 01/22/85 AND 09/23/86.FOR THIS OCCURRANCE THE EMPLOYEE LAST WORKED ON 09/18/87 AND TO DATE (09/25/87 EMPLOYEE

March 4, 1986 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING 5 PUMP & HURT HIS BACK.

August 8, 1984 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING COAL AT THE PREP PLANT & STRAINED HIS BACK.

June 18, 1984 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND HAD PAINS IN HIS CHEST, HE WAS OFF FROM 6-18-84 THROUGH 7-9-84. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 7-9-84. EMPLOYEE WAS OFF THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY WHICH WAS THEIR VAC ATION TIME, I AM INCLUDING THOSE DAYS IN THE TOTAL DAYS MISSED BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE RETURNED IF WE WERE WORKING

June 7, 1984 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE HANDLING PIECE OF METAL, METAL FLEW UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN CHIN.

June 23, 1983 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL AND STRAINED HIS BACK EMP DIDNT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 7/22/83 WHICH WAS A FRIDAY HE RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 25TH AND WORKED THE 25TH AND 26TH AND WAS OFF FROM WORK UNTIL 8/4/83

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