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March 2, 1987 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Bell County Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

I.NAME WAS WORK3NG IN PREP PLANT & SLIPPED & FELL & CUT HIS RIGHT ARM ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

December 31, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Bell County Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS CARR2ING FEEDER FLIGHTS AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE DIDNT GO TO DR UNTIL SOMETIME IN FEB 87 HAD SURGERY ON 4-9-87 DIDNT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 4-8-87 WHEN HE CHECKED IN HOSPITAL DR FEELS HE WILL BE OFF3WORK 3 TO 4 WEEKS

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