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Years on record: 1983–2026
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August 14, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Par-U Mining & Development Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING KNIFE KNIFE CUT THRU AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

July 27, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Dale Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM BUILT A PERMANENT STOPPING.WHILE WEDGING THE STOPPING VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO HIT A WEDGE WITH A HAMMER AND MISSED AND HIT HIS THUMB INSTEAD.

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