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March 12, 1990 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

Wolf Creek Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL OPERATING LOADER WHEN HYDRAULIC LINE TO FRONT BURST-FORCE OF PRESSURIZED OIL SHATTERED LOADERS FRONT WINDSHIELD.EMPL STRUCK IN FACE,HEAD & NECK AREA WITH GLASS AND HOT OIL.EMPL RUSHED TO EMERG ROOM HAD SMALL SHARDS OF GLASS REMOVED FROM LEFT EYE.ATTACHMENT.

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