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September 20, 1989 UT · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Cyprus Plateau Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE CUT A RETURN LINE WITH A HACK-SAW. THE LINE HAD BEEN PRESSURIZED WITH HIGH PRESURE, THE RESULTING BURST FATALLY INJURED EMPLOYEE.

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