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October 3, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Hickory Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING DIRT INTO DRILL HOLES INJ STRAINED BACK.

July 19, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Hickory Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE REPAIRING BRAKES ON 992C,A CLUTCH PACK FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.

September 11, 1990 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Hickory Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER, WHILE GETTING OFF LOADER.

September 29, 1988 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Hickory Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOOTER WAS CHECKING LOADED HOLES ON THE SHOT WITH A LEAD WEIGHT. AFTER FINISHING, HE THREW THE WEIGHT, STRIKING THE INJURED IN THE HEAD.

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