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1983–2026
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April 8, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING TO TOOL BOX STEPPED OFF SMALL LEDGE IN BOTTOM & INJURED LOWER BACK

January 23, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SETTING TIMBERS IN OLD WROKS WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OVER ON SCOOP,PULLING ROCK LOOSE AS HE FELL WHICH ROCK LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE AND FOOT.MOTRIN 600MG PRESCRIBED BY DR SMITH

September 4, 1987 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WATER ON BOTTOM3HID HOLE STEPPED IN HOLE WHILE CARRYING 2 BUCKETS STOPPIT AND TWISTED BACK.

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