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September 21, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apt Consultants Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING HEAD OF DOZER AND LEG FELL THROUGH TRACK AND FRAME OF DOZER.

August 1, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apt Consultants Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING A BELLY PAN ON A D-8 DOZER AND IT SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS ARM.

July 26, 1988 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apt Consultants Inc · Fall from machine

BANK GAVE AWAY UNDER ROCK TRUCK & HE JUMPED FROM TRUCK FRACTURING RIB & ANKLE.

July 6, 1988 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Apt Consultants Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT HIS ELBOW ON A TREE WHILE COMING OFF OF A LOADER AND BRUISED.

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