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September 9, 1995 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Top Gun Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A HAULER TIRE ONTO A FLATCAR WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR. A LIFT OF ABOUT 3'. HAULER TIRE WAS LAYING AT THE END OF THE TRACK INSIDE OF MINE.

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