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September 20, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Firetower Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS PERSON WAS WALKING FROM COAL TRUCK TO SEALE HOUSE TO PICK-UP HIS TICKETS. HE SAYS HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

April 29, 1993 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Firetower Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING ENDLOADER IN AN OPEN PIT AND LOADING ROCK ON ROCK TRUCKS. HE THEN RAN THE LOADER INTO A SOLID SECTION OF ROCK LEFT IN THE SHOT. RESULTS WERE AN INJURY TO NECK AND RIGHT ARM. CAUSE: WAS NOT WEARING SEATBELT.

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