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May 31, 1994 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Rich Mountain Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS OPERATING A KOMAATSEE 375 DOZER #1137 WHEN THE ENGINE DIED, HE GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE WHEN A RADIATOR HOSE BURST SPRAYING HOT WATER AND STEAM ON HIM. HE LEAPT FROM THE TRACKS TO THE GRO UND LANDING ON THE HEEL OF HIS RT FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO LAFOLLETTE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS 1-RAYED AND TREATED FOR A FRACTURE TO HIS RT HEEL.

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