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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 12, 1999 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farmers Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WERE HANDLING A 2" CABLE WHEN IT BECAME SNAGGED ON A STUMP. BOTH BEGAN TO PULL ON CABLE WHEN THE CABLE FREED UP ALLOWING THE END TO FLY UP & HITTING EE ABOVE THE EYE. EE SUFFERED FROM LAC RED FROM LACERATION & CONTUSION REQURING STICHES

January 6, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farmers Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE ASSISTING MECHANICE CLEM DOUZRT IN REATTCHING ROLLER FRAME TO CARRIAGE BOTTOM OF 245 CAT. EE WAS USING DRIFT PINS TO ALIGN HOLES FOR ATTACHMENT WHEN OTHER BORNING, OPERATOR EQUIPMENT HOISTI NG ROLLER FRAME ACCIDENTLY SHIFTED THE WEIGHT OFTHE LOAD CAUSING HAND AND FINGER TO BE SMASHED NMIS COMMUNICATION.

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