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July 25, 2002 WV · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Herndon Processing Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PULLING ON CHAIN HOIST, HOOKED TO ROTARY BREAKER THE CHAIN BROKE AND JERKED ARM REINJURING RIGHT ELBOW (RT. ELBOW WAS INJURED 9/16/00), DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 9/5/02, THE DAY HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS ELBOW.

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