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May 23, 2013 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Alpha Highwall Mining, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using chain binder, and removed step ladder from porch, chain slipped and hit right hand cutting index finger.

April 15, 2012 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Alpha Highwall Mining, LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Removing a chain and finger got caught between hook & chain link.

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