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1983–2026
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April 28, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Sugar Leaf Processors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5RTING WELDER WITH HAND CRANK & WELDER STARTED & CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGER MASHING FINGER ON LEFT HAND

September 12, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by falling object

DRILLING HOLE WHEN PIECE OF ROOF FELL FROM AROUND ATRS RING AND SCRAPED DOWN EMPLOYEE SIDE

August 16, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE & WHILE LOOKING UP A PIECE OF ROCK OR METAL FELL IN HIS EYE.

August 1, 1984 WV · Coal MACHINERY
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK 3\ 4\ LONG 2\ 4\ WIDE AND 4\ THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS HITTING HIM IN BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

June 25, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Amherst Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HELPING ON PINNING MACHINE PIN MACHINE BOOM WAS DROPPED ON HIS LEFT FOOT LEFT FOOT WAS BRUISED AND SWOLLEN NO BROKEN BONES

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