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August 5, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Miracle Mining Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

VICTIM APPARENT5Y BACKED OVER HIS CABLE AND DAMAGED THE INSULATION THEN HE STARTED TO HANG HIS VCABLE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A CHARGED PHASE.VICTIM WAS SHAKEN-UP BUT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE B EEN SEVERLEY IN4URED.HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID AND TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL.

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