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December 15, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Pups Creek Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CHAINSAW CUTTING A TREE WHEN CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK CUTTING EMPLOYEES LEFT KNEE. TREE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HEAD INJURING HIS LEFT EAR. EMPLOYEES INJURIES RESULTED IN HIS BEING TEMPORARILY DISABLED. HE WILL RETURN.

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