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August 13, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Laurel Creek Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

992C LOADER BLEW A HYDRAULIC HOSE LOADER BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE CAB AREA AND BELOW CAB OF LOADER.EMPLOYEE WAS BURNED ON HANDS,ARMS,UPPER BODY AND FACE.ALSO BROKE TWO BONES IN HIS BACK.WHEN J UMPED FROM LOADER.

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