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Years on record: 1983–2026
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September 29, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Voyager Coal Company · Struck by flying object

POURED COLD WATER ON A HOT COFFEE POT. IT BROKE AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

April 19, 1993 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Voyager Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A METAL SCREEN AND IT SLIPPED. AS HE WAS GRABBING THE SCREEN, HE JERKED HIS LEFT LOWER BACK.

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