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July 20, 1983 VA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia By-Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OPERATOR WAS PUTTING PIN IN DRILL STEEL TO LET DOWN IN PLACE. DID NOT REMOVE HAND CAUGHT TWO MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. NO BONES BROKING.

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