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September 21, 1995 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Anr Coal Company Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FROM MINER CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED AT OR NEAR THE END OF THE MINER WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST SHOOTING OIL IN HIS EYE.

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