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Years on record: 1983–2026
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January 23, 1986 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY

Mack Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING UP BOLT8 WITH A BOLT MACHINE AND GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN BOLTER HEAD. INJURY TO LEFT RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.

December 21, 1983 VA · Coal timberman MACHINERY

Mack Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

SETTING JACK ON CONTINOUS MINER. CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AND CRUSHED IT.

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