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May 12, 1993 VA · Coal scoop car operator FIRE
Cola Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS PUTTING THE POWER IN ON A 225 AMP BREAKER WHICH OPERATED A 3HP WATER PUMP HE SAID WHEN THE BREAKER WENT IN FIRE CAME OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BREAKE BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND.

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