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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 5, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Earl Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

BUILDING BRATTICE WALKED UP BEHIND MINER MINER OPER DIDNT KNOW HE WS THERE SWUNG THE MINER AROUND AND BUMPED HIM ON R HIP BURISEDD HIS HIP.

April 21, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Earl Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER & GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE DRILL TWIST & BROKE LITTLE FINGER & WRIST

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