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August 6, 1985 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE

G M S I Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL OFF BELT LINE OUTSIDE AT END ROLLER WHICH IS ABOUT 15\-11\ HIGH. I WAS TRAVELING UNDER BELT LINE IN SCOOP & ROCK FELL ON LEFT LEG NEAR ANKLE & CUT HOLE IN LEG. ROCK WEIGHED APPR 220#-25#.

April 27, 1984 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE

Altus Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURY OCCURRED DURING TRANSPORTATION TO THE WORKING AREA, THE PERSON INJURED WAS SITUATED IN A SITTING POSITION IN THE MANTRIP FACING THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, THE PERSON INJURED APPARENTLY DI DNT REACT IN TIME TO A LOW PLACE IN THE MINES AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND MANTRIP

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