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June 17, 1991 VA · Coal auger helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Equipment & Supply Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE OF THE AUGER MACHINE WITH HIS LEFT AHND LAYING ON THE ROCK GUARD OF THE AUGER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM,LETTING FINGERS BECOME CAUGHT IN THE GUARD,C UTTING FINGERS.

April 29, 1983 TN · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Dan Branch Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT BETWEEN BRIDGE CARRIER AND COAL RIB,CAUSNG DAMAGE TO PELVIC AREA.

February 25, 1983 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Rainbow Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WALKING BESIDE OF BARIDGE WHILE BARIDGE WAS MOVING, BRIDGE SHIFTED PINNING WORKMAN BETWEEN BARIDGE AND COAL RIB. RESULTED IN BROKEN ARM.

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