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October 7, 1986 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE

L B J Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

CUTTING PIECE O0 BELT OFF THE TAILPIECE A SCOOP PULLED TOP ON IT TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL

June 15, 1983 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

L B J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS RIDING IN SCOOP DIPPER THE SCOOP HIT A HOLE THE PUSH OUT BLADE BOUNCED UP & MASHED HIS FINGERS ON THE BOTTOM ON DIPPER. THE 2 MIDDLE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND THE ENDS WERE AMPUTATED.

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