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December 13, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C&S Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HOLDING THE WIPE DOWN ON #1 HEAD DRIVE WHILE THEY WERE BUMPING THE BELT BACK TO GET A CHAIN OUT OF THE TAILPIECE AND PINCHED HIS RING FINGER & MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BREAKING THE RING FINGER BETWEEN THE 1ST & 2ND JOINT AND CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER TAKING 8 STITCHES.

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