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May 14, 2003 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sly Branch Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS TAKING SCOOP TO BATTERY BARN TO CHANGE BATTERIES WHEN SOME DRAW ROCK FELL IN OPERATOR'S DECK AND ON EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS BRUISED ON SOME PARTS OF BODY.

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