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May 21, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B M H Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMEALONGS HOOKED TO POST POST PULLED OUT & STRUCK HIM IN BACK.

May 16, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B M H Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING LARGE PUMP WHILE HANDLING SLIPPED ON WET SLICK BOTTOM RESULTING IN RUPTURE OF RIGHT GROIN.

April 2, 1991 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
B M H Inc · Struck by flying object

OPERATING A SCOOP TRACTOR & MUD SPLASHED UP GOING UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES GETTING MUD IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

October 17, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B M H Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BUILDING A CRIB OUT OF WET CRIB BLOCK SPLASH MUD IN THE RIGHT EYE. EYE BECAME IRRITATED AND BURNING.

September 28, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B M H Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

APPROX 10 AM ON 9/28 IW AS LOADING CONVEYOR CHAIN FOR MINER IN SCOOP BUCKET & FELT SHARP PAIN LOWER GROIN AREA WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD KNOT ON LEFT SIDE I CALLED DR SHE MADE ME APPOINTMENT FOR T HE FOLLOWING MONDAY..

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