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September 17, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bryant Trucking Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THIS WAS THE OPENING OF A NEW MINE-#4 ENTRY WAS ADVANCED 45\ FROM SURFACE OF THE MINE.SURFACE CRACKS WERE ENCOUNTERED,WATER ACCUMULATION.FALL DIMENSION-34\ LONG X 18\WIDE X 8-10\HIGH.

May 3, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Bryant Trucking Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED NEAR A TAILPIECE DUMP AREA.(CHAIN CONVEYOR FEEDS BELT) AN OVERSIZE ROCK DISLODGED THE BELT JACK WHICH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE JAW BONE.

March 23, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bryant Trucking Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE TENSION ON A SET OF COME-A-LONGS AFTER SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED FROM EMPLOYEE\S HAND STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE.

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