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July 19, 1988 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Old Hickory Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REMOVING INSULATION FROM WIRE WITH KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.

March 18, 1988 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Old Hickory Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS SAWING BRANCHES FROM A FALLEN TREE. TREE LIMB KICKED OUT AND STRUCK INJURED ACROSS THE FACE.

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