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September 12, 1986 VA · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nessa Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO REPAIR DRILL CURTAIN USING POCKET KNIFE TO CUT HOLES IN MATERIAL TO INSERT WIRING FOR THREADING TO HOLD TWO PIECES OF MATERIAL TOGETHER KNIFE PARTIALLY CLOSED ON RT INDEX FINGER C6TTING SAME

March 25, 1985 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Nessa Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING LOADE9 WHEN ROCK ROLLED OFF SHOULDER FROM SHOT STRIKING BUCKET OF LOADER CAUSING IT TO TILT FORWARD.OPERATOR WAS JARRED WHICH CAUSED WINCING OF SHOULDER,NECK AND BACK.

May 3, 1983 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Nessa Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

HOSE BLOWED & SPRAYED OIL ON TURBOCHAGER CAUSING FIRE CAUSING HIM TO JUMP OFF DOZER ONTO ROCKS & APRAINING KNEES.

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