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1983–2026
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October 26, 1989 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liberty Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT OF MINE WHEN HE STUCK HIS FOOT OUT OVER THE BELT LINE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

April 10, 1989 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Liberty Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL STEPPED ON BELT,SLICK BECAUSE DAMP AND TWISTED LEFT LEG.HAD STRONG PAIN BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO AWAY.AFTER SEVERAL MOS PAIN NOT STOPPED,EMPL BEEN ADVISED HAS TORN CARTILAGE IN LEFT KNEE WHICH WILL BE REPAIRED THROUGHT SURGERY.EMPL DIDNT REPORT ACCIDENT TO EMPLOYER BUT WE DONT DOUBT THAT ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

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