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August 22, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
D L M Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS DRIVING A 1973 CLINE TRUCK AND INHALED FUMES FROM THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HAVE SHORTNESS OF BREATHE AND TO BECOME LIGHT HEADED.

October 8, 1984 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D L M Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING DOZER OPERATOR IN THE INSTALLATION OF A PIN IN THE PUSH ARM AND PUSH CYLINDER OF THE DOZER. I.NAME S HAND WAS CRUSHED WHEN THE PUSH ARM FLIPPED UP AGAINST THE HO SE GUARD AND HIS THUMB WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE TWO

January 3, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
D L M Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

WAS USING BODY GRINDER TO GARIND ROUGH SURFACE. GRINDER FLEW UP AND HIT WRIST, CHEST, NECK.

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