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March 8, 2017 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Bowie Refined Coal, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was replacing a pump on the property. Employee unhooked the chain, used to hoist the pump, from the 325 Caterpillar Excavator when a hydraulic hose blew causing the bucket to crash onto the pump and also hitting the employee's head, neck and back area.

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