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April 26, 1992 TN · Coal welder (shop) OTHER
Sequatchie Valley Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

CUTTING METAL WITH CARBON ARC AND WIND BLEW DIRT AND SMALL PIECE OF STEEL INTO LEFT EYE.

June 25, 1991 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Sequatchie Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WIND CAUGHT DOOR OF DRILL WHEN EXITING, EMPLOYEE WENT TO CATCH THE DOOR AND IT SLAMMED ON HAND.

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