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January 23, 1990 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY

J A L Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SLAB OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWENN ROOF BOLT CAUGHT I NAME ON BACK OF NECK

December 16, 1988 WV · Coal belt vulcanizer MACHINERY

J A L Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WHILE PUTTING IN BOLT PUT WRENCH ON BOLT TO FINISH PUSHING BOLT TO ROOF. BOLT BENT PINCHING OPERATORS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH & ATRS CANOPY. OPERATORS LEFT THUMB WAS B ROKEN IN TWO PLACES.

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