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December 30, 1995 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING KEROSENE HEATER OFF OF BELT ROLLER AND BURNT HIS FACE AND ARM.

July 26, 1995 WV · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS WORKING ON THE MAGNETITE THICKNER AND RUBBED HIS EYES GETTING FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO HIS EYE.

April 5, 1995 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED STATED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE WASLIFTING ON THE POWER BOX.

July 15, 1994 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING A REAREND OUT ON A LOADER THE REAREND SLIPPED OFF THE JACK CAUSING THE REAREND TO FALL & SMASH HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

February 26, 1994 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING IN LOADER AND THE DOOR SHUT ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

January 23, 1994 WV · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS LAYING A PIECE OF GRAT ING DOWN WHEN ANOTHER PIECE BEHIND IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG

August 31, 1993 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED THAT HE PUSHED CAR DOOR UP WITH HIS FOOT TO LATCH THE DOOR AND THE LATCH DID NOT CATCH COUPLING THE CAR DOOR SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIS FOOT.

July 22, 1993 WV · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED THAT HE PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN HE THREW BYPASS GATE. THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO ME UNTIL 08/09/93.

June 28, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS CLEANING UP A COAL SPILL HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

January 5, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OTHER AND I.NAME ROLLING UP WIRE AND ROLL STARTED TO FALL AND EMPL TRIED TO CATCH IT AND STRAINED LEFT KNEE.

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