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February 14, 1983 VA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tas Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE WHEN BELT CLAMP SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPL IN FACE.CUT ON LIP REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.

January 5, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Tas Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING ROCK DUST INTO HYD. ROCKDUSTER WHEN SCOOP JUMPED SUDDENLY & EMPLOYEE\S LEFT HAND HIT DRIVE GEARS ON ROCK DUSTER CATCHING THUMB IN GEARS.

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