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July 14, 1992 CO · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Somerset Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS WORKING ON 12CM5 MINER INSIDE THE CONTROL BOX CHANGING AN OVERLOAD WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE.

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