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June 3, 1989 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clear Creek Fuel Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING BELT ENTRY WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN BACK OF THE NECK AREA BY A SECTION OF MINE ROOF FELL DOWN BETWEEN PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT.

April 11, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clear Creek Fuel Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SOME DRAW SLATE FROM LEE NORSE MINER WHEN THE PEICE OF SLATE SLIPPED LODGING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND AGINST THE MINER CAUSING LACERATION AND CRUSHING INJURY T O FINGER.

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