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March 5, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Yager Coal Dock · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A CABLE HE DID NOT ACTUALLY PICK UP CABLE BUT AS RAISED UP FROM THIS POSITION A SHARP PAIN WENT THROUGH HIS BACK.

May 16, 1985 KY · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand OTHER

Yager Coal Dock · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EE WAS WORKING ON DOCK WHERE COAL IS LOADED INTO BARGE. THE WIND BLEW DUST FORM COAL WAS INHALED BY EE.

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