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October 8, 1984 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D L M Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING DOZER OPERATOR IN THE INSTALLATION OF A PIN IN THE PUSH ARM AND PUSH CYLINDER OF THE DOZER. I.NAME S HAND WAS CRUSHED WHEN THE PUSH ARM FLIPPED UP AGAINST THE HO SE GUARD AND HIS THUMB WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE TWO

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