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June 6, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL SLAB OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON A JACK HITTING THE ROOF BOLTER HELPER\S HAND, THE HELPER SUFFERED A FRACTURE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.

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