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August 14, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J P S Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS IN ACT OF LIFTING AND TURNING TO TOSS A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 13, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
J P S Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BOLT MACHINE. PLACED HAND BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL AND THEN SET STABILIZER JACK CAUSING STEEL TO CRUSH AND LACERATE THUMB ON LEFT HAND.

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