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September 14, 1993 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Char-Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGEDLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE MOVING A TRASH CAN.

October 7, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Char-Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE REACHING CONVEYOR ROLLER HE DROPPED A CABLE HOIST ON HIS FINGER

April 3, 1992 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Char-Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

3" PIPE X 6' LONG DROPPED ON ARM AND PINCHED IT.

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