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April 10, 1997 CO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Valley Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FILLING WATER TANK FROM 4" WATER LINE WHEN PIPE FELL AND PINCHED R INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TANK AND PIPE WIRE USED TO SUSPEND PIPE CAME LOOSE.

February 15, 1997 CO · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Grand Valley Coal Company · Fall from machine

JUMPED OFF SIDE OF TRUCK ONTO A PILE OF COAL APPROX. A 4' JUMP DOWN. UPON LANDING ON FEET HE TIPPED BACKWARD AND LANDED ON LEFT HAND.

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