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January 29, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 4 INCH TO 8 INCH THICK APPROX. 4 FT WIDE FELL BETWEEN COAL RIB AND ROOF BOLT HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD PUSHING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE SEAT OF SCOOP.

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