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July 22, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE THROWING TIMBERS.

December 31, 1994 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED BACK WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE.

July 1, 1994 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED HURT HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A WHEEL UNIT. THIS NJURY WAS REPORTED 7-22-94.

December 16, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING A BOX OF RESIN ON A BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

April 25, 1991 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING BITS OR CONT MINER AND THE BIT HOLDING SNAP RING BROKE STRIKING HIS RT EYE.

October 1, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bristol Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A HEAVY PIECE OF MATERIAL WHEN HE CAUGTHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT & A PIECE OF WOOD

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