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Years on record: 1983–2026
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November 20, 1991 VA · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER

Comanche Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF HARD FEELING FUNNY SECTION FOREAMAN & OWNER WAS UN-AWARE OF ANY INJURY. SECTION FOREMAN ASKED HIM IF HE INJURED HIS HAND & HE REPLIED NO THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN ED.

January 19, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER

Lynn Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT OVER TO PICK UP PAIR OF GLOVES IN OFFICE AND TWISTED BACK

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