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November 17, 1989 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Straight Creek Processing Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BREAKING ROCK IN FEEDER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, PICKING LARGE ROCKS OFF CONVEYOR BELT, FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER RIGHT ARM NECK.

July 10, 1989 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Straight Creek Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING UP CAR DOORS-BAR FELL AND HIT ON HEAD-LEFT SIDE NEAR EAR.CUT EAR SLIGHTLY.

May 18, 1989 VA · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Straight Creek Processing Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROCK FELL IN COAL FEEDER - PRYED OUT -ANOTHER FELL -PRYED AGAIN -WHILE PRYING ANOTHER ROCK FELL CAUSING PINKIE FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND BAR - CUTTING FINGER.

October 13, 1988 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Straight Creek Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK HUNG IN SCALPING SCREEN-TOOK HAMMER TO GET OUT-METAL FROM SCREEN HIT ARM AND PUT SAMLL SCRATCH-TURNED INTO STAFF INFECTION.

June 3, 1988 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Straight Creek Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHUT CARS ON CSX BAR SLIPPED AND LEG FOLDED UNDER BAR STRUCK LEG AND ARM

April 12, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Straight Creek Processing Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON RAW COAL CRUSHER STRAINE MUSCLE ON LEFT SIDE OF CHEST

January 20, 1988 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Straight Creek Processing Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BEATING ON CHUTE AT PREPARATION PLANT, CAUGHT FINGER RIGHT HAND & MADE GASH.

July 9, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Straight Creek Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING AGAINST DANIELS WASHER CHAIN TO INSTALL RIGHT, WHEN BAR SLIPPED LOOSE.

March 16, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Straight Creek Processing Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING A RED DEVIL COME-A-LONG, EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

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