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October 8, 1985 VA · Coal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scott Fuel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS PUTTING ON BELLY PAN ON D-9 DOZER ALONG WITH I.NAME THEY WERE RAISING PAN INTO POSITION WITH CHAIN & COME-A-LONG CHAIN SLIPPED & BELLY PAN HIT I.NAME ON THE LEFT KNEE X-RAYS SHOWED NO BROKEN BONES DIAGONSED-BADLY BRUISED HE WAS INSTGRUCTED TO WALK ON CRUTCHES & NSTRUCTED TO WALK ON C RUTCHES & RETURN TO DOC ON MON 101485

September 16, 1985 VA · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scott Fuel Company Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPED UPON BUMPER OF PICKING TRUCK TO GET TOOLS TO WORK ON EQUIPMENT SLIPPED ON BUMPER FELL & HIT RIBS ON BUMPER EMPLOYEE WAS NOT RESTRICTED FROM WORK BY DOCTOR RECEIVED BRUISED RIBS EMPLOY EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEM BADLY INJURED & DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 091985 AT WHICH TIME DIAGNOSED

June 27, 1984 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Scott Fuel Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN ANOTHER EMPLOYEES PERSONAL VEHICLE. I.NAME WAS USING IT TO GO TO THE LOWER SECTION OF THE JOB TO SEE THE FOREMAN. AS I.NAME APPROACHED THE CURVE ON THE HILL HE COULD NOT M AKE THE TURN THE BRAKES FAILED AND HE HIT THE BAR RIER. HE PANICKED AND TRIED TO JUMP OUT BUT COULD NOT GET THE DOOR OPENED HE THEN WENT OVER THE EMBANKMENT IN THE TRUCK

January 14, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scott Fuel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

MR HESS WAS USING SMALL HAMMER REACHING ON INSIDE OF TRACK TO PECK A SEGMENT LOOSE WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL ENTERED LEFT EYE LENGTH OF DISABILITY UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WIL BE PERMANENT DAMAGE

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