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July 16, 1994 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Westfork Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLT IN ROOF T OP & MOVED TO ANOTHER PLACE WHILE MOVING HE TWISTED HIS KNEE THIS WAS A KNEE THAT HAD BEEN INJURED ABOUT 2 YRS BEFORE AT ANOTHER MINES

April 15, 1994 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Westfork Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING 4' ROOF BOLT IN HOLE STARTIN STRAIGHT BOLT BOLT KICKED AROUND CAUGHT LITTLE FIGNE RON END OF BOLT WHEN BOLT KICKED BACK.

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