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May 10, 1988 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor ELECTRICAL
C & B Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

FREAK ACCIDENT WHILE OBSERVING BREAKER (440 VOLTS) THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC FLASH AND BURNED THE VICTIMS EYE.

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