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July 8, 1986 WV · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Benafuels Inc · Struck against stationary object

LAYING ACROSS A3 8" PIPE WELDING IN A THICKNER TANK. I FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MY LEFT SIDE. I TOLD FOREMAN. BRUISED RIBS.

June 12, 1986 WV · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benafuels Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICKED UP PIECE3OF PLATE THAT WAS COVERING A HOLE HE FELL THRU HOLE INJURING LOWER PART OF BACK SIDE OF STOMACH & ELBOW.

April 4, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benafuels Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO MEN WERE LO5DING SCRAP IRON INTO PAYLOADER BUCKET. WHILE HANDLING A SHORT PIECE OF I-BEAM MAN MASHED INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

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