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October 22, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

White Oak Coal · Fall from piled material

NORMAL CONDITIO3S THEMINE YARD CONTAIN PILES OF MINE TIMBERS CONTAINED WITHIN TIMBER RACKS I NAME WAS ON TOP OF A PILE THROWING TRIMBER INTO SCOOP WHEN HE FINISHED HE JUMPED TO GROUND FROM A T TOP THE PILE I3JURING HIS ANKLE IN THE PROCESS.

February 10, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

White Oak Coal · Fall down stairs

HEAVY SNOW FALL3COMBINED WITH WINDY AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES A COATING OF GLAZE ICE DEVELPED ON A STEEL STEP CROSSOVER OUT BY THE TAILPIECE OF THE OUTSIDE BELT INJURED SLIPPED ON THIS ICE W HILE DESCENDING3THE STEPS AND STRUCK HIS BACK ON THE TOP STEP

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