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June 12, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
L & M Machinery Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS NECK.

May 26, 1989 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L & M Machinery Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED WAS HELPING LIFT A PUMP SO IT COULD BE SECURED TO THE TOP AND PULLED HIS LOWER BACK.

May 23, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
L & M Machinery Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIS LEFT WRIST WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE BOLT MACHINE. HE HAD A NON DISPLACED VISTAL LEFT RADIUS CRACKED BONE IN WRIST.

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