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1983–2026
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July 9, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Wellmore Coal Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A BEE STUNG THE EMPLOYEE AS HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE CRANE HE RECEIVED A SHOT FOR A REACTION TO THE BEE STING

February 3, 1990 VA · Coal welder (shop) OTHER
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOT PIECE OF RUSTY METAL IN HIS EYE (WAS INVOLVED IN NO WORK ACTIVITY AT THE TIME; COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE THE METAL CAME FROM).

May 18, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW COAL DUST INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE WHILE HE WAS CLEANING MAGNET. HE WORKED ON 5/19/89, AND LATER VISITED THE DOCTOR. HE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 5/22/89.

August 19, 1987 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Wellmore Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 8/19/87 FROM INJURY THAT OCCURRED ON 8/8/87. SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFTS WORK, HIS KNEE BECAME AGGRAVATED AND BEGAN TO SWELL.

July 9, 1987 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Wellmore Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE BEGAN 7O COMPLAIN OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.LATER VISITED PHYSICIAN WHO VERIFIED PROBLEM AS HERNIATED DISC AND FURTHER SUPPORTED FACT THAT THIS CONDITION COULS HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF A FORMER WORK R9LATED INJURY INCURRED ON 09/12/86.

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