EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUD FROM UNDER #2 BELT CONVEYOR; WHEN HE THREW IT ON THE BELT, THE MUD TOOK THE SHOVEL, AND BELT PULLING SHOVEL FROM HIM PULLED HIS SHOULDERS, CAUSING PAIN BETWEEN HIS S HOULDERS.
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Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
May 17, 2000
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cove Coal Co., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL OUT FROM UNDERNO. 2 BELT & SAID A SPLICE MUST HAVE CAUGHT HIS SHOVEL, PULLING IT OUT OF HIS HAND. HE FELT A BURNING & TINGLING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
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