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739,207
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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 5, 1994 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bbc Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE JOB WHEN OBJECT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

November 12, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bbc Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING TIRE OFF GRADER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

July 5, 1994 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bbc Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING OIL BARREL (APPROX. 25 GAL.) AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 16, 1993 VA · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bbc Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLOSED THE DOOR OF A DRILLTUK 45 ON HIS HAND

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