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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 9, 1994 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Raintree Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE WENT TO SQUARE BELT WITH BELT KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LEG.

June 25, 1992 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Raintree Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WITNESS DESCRIBED INCIDENT AS REPLACEMENT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN LINK ON BELT DRIVE. EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING WITH HAMMER WHEN MATERIAL CAME UNDER GLASSES. EMPLOYEE KNOCKED GLASSES OFF WITH HAND WHEN T HIS HAPPENED.

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