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1983–2026
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October 27, 1984 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S & G Excavating Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REMOVING DEBRIS FROM A CONVEYOR BELT A PIECE OF COAL SLID AND PINCHED VICTIM\S FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION. THE LACERATION DID NOT REQUIRESTITCHES.

March 5, 1984 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S & G Excavating Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FLOYD WAS HOLDING A RIPPER TOOTH IN POSITION TO BE FORCED ON TO A DOZER AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING THE RIPPER TOOTH WITH A HAMMER THE HAMMER STRUCK A GLANCING BLOW AND HIT MR. FLANKLINS RIGHT UNDEX FINGER BREAKING THE FOSTERIS MOST PHALANGEE.

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