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May 11, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
T & T Fuels Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING HAULBACK TRUCK WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST AND SPRAYED HOT OIL ON TURBO CHARGER. TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS PUT OUT BY FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND DIRT. TRUCK MAY BE BEYOND REPAIR.

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