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1983–2026
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January 26, 1998 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKIGN ON SIDE OF WATER, SLIPPED OF FLEDGE AND HURT LEFT LEG (KNEE AREA).

August 16, 1993 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Mining Management Inc · Struck against stationary object

IN NO.4 FACE MINER WAS BEING MANEURING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT INDIV. SLIPPED MINER HEAD HIT LEG AND BROKE LEFT LEG - THE HEAD ON MINER WAS NOT RUNNING

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