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273,193
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2000–2026
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March 31, 2004 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING UP A BUNDLE OF WOODEN WEDGES WHICH WAS PARTLY UNDER THE EDGE OF THE S/S SCOOP BUCKET. THE SCOOP BUCKET CAME DOWN AND SMASHED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

August 22, 2002 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Odyssey Energy, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A JOY SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAUL ROAD HE JAMMED HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER INTO THE CANOPY.

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