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February 1, 1997 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SITTING IN SHUTTLE CAR. REACHED TO TURN PEDAL. FELT BACK TWINGE ON RT SIDE. MIGHT BE MUSCLE PULL.

October 3, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

RUN HEAD IN TOP DRIVING GOLF CART.

August 14, 1996 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED PERSON WAS CLEANING OUT TAILSHAFT ON FEEDER, WITH A MASON HAMMER, THEY WERE TURNING FEEDER CHAIN ON & OFF. A FLIGHT IN THE CHAIN CAUGHT THE HAMMER PULLINT THE INJURED PERSON HAND U NDER CHAIN.

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