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May 14, 1998 AL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fossil Ridge Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE AND THE BOTTLE SLIPPED, MASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET AND THE BOTTLE.

May 8, 1998 AL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fossil Ridge Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE LONG-AIRDOX BRIDGE CONVEYOR THAT WAS LODGED, RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSCLE.

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