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May 10, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · MACHINERY

West Star Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ING ACROSS THE 2EAD OF THE MACHINE AND HIS KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH LEVERS PINNING HIM AGINST TOP, RESULTING IN DEATH

January 30, 1985 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY

West Star Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

CUTTING MACHINE BRUISE RT SHOULDER & BACK

January 7, 1985 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator OTHER

West Star Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED BACK TROUBLE FOR A LONG TIME AND HAD BEEN TAKING KIDNEY PILLS.

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