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1983–2026
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July 31, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Elkhorn Eagle Mining Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE SURFACE OF UNDERGROUND MINE, WHEN HE PICK UP A BAG OF ROCK DUST A SNAKE BIT HIS FINGER.

November 3, 1992 KY · Coal OTHER
Elkhorn Eagle Mining Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE WAS COMPLAINING WITH HIS BACK HURTING WHICH HE BELIEVE IS THE RESULT OF AN OLD INJURY. HE CONTINUED TO WORK SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE GOING TO THE DR.

February 5, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Elkhorn Eagle Mining Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED PUTTING HIS CAPLIGHT ON AND TURNED AROUND. THE TWISTING MOTION APPARENTLY REINJURED HIS BACK WHICH HE HAD INJURED IN THE PAST.

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