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3,112
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1983–2026
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August 2, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lynn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS AND HEADERS.

August 11, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lynn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

KETTLE BOTTOM FELL FROM TOP BENDING STEEL-HARD TOE BOOT AND CUTTING 2 TOES ON RIGHT FOOT.

July 22, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lynn Coal Company · Struck by falling object

LT LEG WAS HIT BY DRAW ROCK WHILE SCALING FACE.

June 24, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Lynn Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DROVE MOBILE TRACTOR THRU SOLID CURTAIN AND HIT SUPPLY CAR, MASHING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TRACTOR AND SUPPLY CAR.

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