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February 1, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurita Energy Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ICE IN RUTS BECAME DUST COVERED AND THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A POSSIBLE OF SLIPPING ON ICE.

January 31, 1985 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurita Energy Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT, STANDING ON A PIECE OF PIPE, THE PIPE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY. HE FELL APPROX 8\ TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND HIP. I.NAME WORKS FOR PENNSYLVANIA BELT CO. DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND RIGHT HIP BRUISED

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