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October 29, 1990 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Centerline Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

HOOKING CHAIN TO FEEDER AND MINER TO PULL IT OUT FEEDER HAD POWER ON IT. POWER KNOCKED HIM DOWN HURTING THREW HIS SHOULDERS AND ARMS AND CHEST AND LEGS.

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