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1983–2026
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September 25, 1985 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Virginia Rebel Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS MEASING SEGANT BOLTS AND THE MECH HIT THE SEGEMENT AND PIECE BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT CALF MUSCLE. HE WAS ABOUT 15 FT FROM THE MUCH IT CUT HIS LEG.

April 13, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Virginia Rebel Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS MOVING A LIGHT PLANT & SAID THAT HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT. AFTER HE TOOK OFGF THE BUMPER OF HIS TRUCK HE DIDN\T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT. LATER ON IT BOTHERED HIM. THE DOCTOR SAID A PUL PULLED MUSCLE OR NERVE IN HIS BACK.

October 28, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Virginia Rebel Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE HAD SHUTTING THE TAIL GATE ON HIS COAL TRUCK AND WAS PUSHING IT WITH HIS HAND AND CAUGHT HISFINGER BETWEEN THE TAIL GATE AND THE BED. HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER AND CUT IT. NO BROKEN BONE BUT HE DID CUT IT AND IT TOOK 5 STITCHES TO SEW IT UP.

February 3, 1983 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Virginia Rebel Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TRYING TO SHOT THE TAIL GATE ON A COAL TRUCK. HE PULLED THE GATE BACK WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND BOUNCE HIS SELF WITH THE LEFT HAND. HE LET THE TAIL GATE GO BUT DIDNT MOVE HIS LEFT HAND. I T FRACTURED THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER AND TOOK 5 STITCHES .

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