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October 15, 1987 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE MINE BELT H5D WRECKED ABOUT 21 BREAKES EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELT BACK ARE WOOLERS WRENCH .........PUTING BELT BACK AN ROLLER WENT QUIDENT OF COLD EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT WHEN BACK STARTE THIS WAS A OLD 3NJURY AND PROBLEM AREA FOR HIM.

March 20, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Long Construction Company · Accident type, without injuries

FAULTY TOP, & N2 DAMAGE. ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN INTERSECTION 12 CROSS CUTS OUTBY FACE AREA OF 001 WORKING SECTION IN RETURN AIRWAY, LOCATED AT SURVEY STATION NO.57. APPROX. 45' LONG 20' WIDE 36" THICK.

April 9, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Long Construction Company · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS WATC2ING TAILPIECE, WHEN I NAME CAME BY LET BUCKET DOWN ON FOOT I NAME HAD BEEN GOING FORWARD THE REVERSED THE SCOOP,THIS IS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED.

March 1, 1986 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Long Construction Company · Rubbed or abraded

I,NAME DIDNOT A3 ACCIDENT HIS INJURY RESULTED FROM MULITIPLE KNEE PROBLEMS AND FROM CRAWLING AROUND ON HIS KNEES WHILE AT WORK OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

November 5, 1985 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Long Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

BRUISED KNEE WH3LE RUNNING CUTTING MACHINE.

September 30, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Long Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ OCCURRED WHILE SHOVELING BELT.LIFTED A SHOVEL AND CAUSED SPRAINED MUSCLE.HE WENT TO DR,X-RAYED SHOWED A PULLED MUSCLE.

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