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May 25, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DOWN OVER ROCKS TO CHECK WATER PUMP IN PIT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND BROKE HIS ANKLE.

January 24, 2000 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

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