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November 29, 2007 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stockton Anthracite LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

An oversized rock in the feed material became lodged on the conveyor. The conveyor was locked out and the miner attempted to remove the rock. The rock moved and landed on his finger. When he pulled back his finger, the tip of the finger was severed.

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