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September 20, 1984 IN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentuckiana Investment Partners · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION THE LIGHTS ON A MOBILE LIGHT PLANT.WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE MAST THE CENTER SECTION OF MAST SLID DOWN 2 INCHES PINCHING 2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND E EMPLOYEE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM WAS ATTENDED TO AND BACK TO WORK IN 3HRS.

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