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1983–2026
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August 31, 1995 VA · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Industrial Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HELPING ON MINER. HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE CABLE. WHEN BOTTOM BUSTED BESIDE MINER CATCHING EE FOOT BETWEEN CABLE PIECE OF BOTTOM THAT HAD BROKE LOOSE FROM THE MINE FLOOR.

July 10, 1995 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Industrial Energy Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING OXYGEN TANK WHEN HIS RIGHT LEG BECAME NUMB AND PAIN IN HIS LEFT TESTICLE.

April 3, 1995 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Industrial Energy Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PRESHIFTING MINES, GOT BATTERY POWERED BUGGY STUCK ON ROADWAY ATTEMPTING TO PUSH BUGGY OUT OF HOLE BY HIMSELF, HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN LEFT RIB AREA.

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