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November 8, 1997 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fray Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS TAKING A CAT DRIVE OUT OF A SR500 MINER,, USING A SLATE BAR TO LIFT IT. PULLED HIS BACK. EE TOLD EE & EE THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING ON 11-8-97. BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 11-13-97 .

July 17, 1997 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fray Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON RIPPER MOTOR WITH A SLATE BAR AND THE BAR CAME LOSE STRIKING EMPLOYEE UNDER CHIN.

June 17, 1997 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fray Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS BURSTING ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, AND PULLED LOWER RT BACK.

March 1, 1997 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fray Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USIGN A BALL PIN HAMMER HITTING A PIECE OF 100 CHAIN THE CHAIN WAS RUSTY AND HE WAS TRYHING TO FREE IT UP SO THAT WE COULD USE IT. THE FOREMAN SPOKE TO EE AND HE LOOKED UP FROM HSI WOR K AND HTI HIS LEFT THUMB.

December 27, 1996 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fray Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON 21SC SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL UNIT.WRENCH SLIPPED & RIGHT ELBOW HIT SIDE OF CAR. ELBOW IS GIVING SEVERE PAIN AT TIMES.

October 4, 1996 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fray Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING CONVERYOR CHAIN TOGETHER ON SR500 MINER HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF CONNECTING LINK & HIT THUMB ON LEFT HAND THAT HE WAS HOLDING ANOTHER HAMMER WITH

May 2, 1996 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fray Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON RIPPER CHAIN ON MINER. SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK PIN OUT GLANCED OFF AND STRUCKTOP OF KNEE CAP.

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