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December 12, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Lynn Coal Company Of Va Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS ROCK DUS7ING BELT DRIVE. HE REACHED TOHIS RIGHT AND PICKED UP A BAG OF ROCK DUST TO THROW TO HIS LEFT SIDE. WHEN HE PUT THE FORCE BEHIND THE THROW, THE BAG BROKE AND THE FORCE FROM THE FORCE FROM THE3THROW THREW HIM AND CAUSED HIS KNEE TO POP AND LOCK UP.

March 15, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Lynn Coal Company Of Va Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS HEL1ING LIFT A WHEEL UNIT AND HOLDING IT IN PLACE WHILE THE BOLTS WERE STARTED. AS HE WAS DOING THIS, HE COMPLAINED IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

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