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Years on record: 1983–2026
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March 25, 1983 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Beilchick Brothers · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MICHAEL MEAGHER WAS PUTTING ROCK IN HIGHLIFT BUCKET BY HAND. HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROCK HE HAD IN HIS HAND & A ROCK IN THE BUCKET. HIGHLIFT WAS NOT RUNN ING AT THE TIME. SKIN BROKE OPEN ON LITTLE FINGER.

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