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January 28, 1987 TN · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS A SCOOP 2PERATOR, HE PARKED HIS SCOOP AND BEGAN SCALING THE LOOSE ROCK AT THE FACE OF NO. 4 ROOM, SOME OF THE LOOSE ROCK FELL BRUSHING HIS SIDE CAUSING SOME PAIN IN HIS HIP AREA.

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