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1983–2026
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June 24, 1999 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Dog Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLITTING TIMBERS TO BE USED UNDERGROUND. EE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

September 7, 1998 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Dog Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING JACK UP FLAT CAR. WHEN THEY PUSHED CAR OVER RAILS, EE HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CARAND JACK

January 17, 1995 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Dog Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING AT #3 BELT DRIVE USING HIS KNEE TO HELP SHOVEL WHEN HIS TOP STRAP CAME LOOSE ON HIS KNEE PAD HE SAID HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE WITH SHOVEL HANDLE

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