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March 7, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E C Coal Sales Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I NAME WAS PULLING ON CONVEYOR BELTING AND STRAINED OR SPRAINING HIS BACK.

February 8, 1985 WV · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper MACHINERY
E C Coal Sales Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS CUTTING TREES FOR A SURVEY PARTY. FOR SOME REASON TREE KICKED WRONG WAY STRIKING I.NAME IN HAND.

May 9, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
E C Coal Sales Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING TO JOB ASSIGNMENT AT #4 HEAD AND STEPPED INTO HOLE INJURING BACK

May 3, 1984 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
E C Coal Sales Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FROM TOP AND ROCK FELL STRIKING INDIVIDUAL FROM HIP AREA DOWN AND PINNING HIM TO BOTTOM

April 28, 1984 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
E C Coal Sales Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING IN FACE AREA AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND CAUSHT HIM AGAINST BOTTOM BREAKING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

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