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January 4, 1997 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Winner Brothers Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DRAG LINE WHEN BRAKE BAND SLIPPED OFF AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND CUTTING FINGER.

October 24, 1988 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Winner Brothers Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEERING CLUTCH ON CAT D-7 DOZER NEEDED REPAIR TO FACILITATE WORK OPERATORS SEAT HAD TO BE REMOVED WHILE LIFTING THE SEAT THROUGH THE DOOR OF THE DOZER THE SEAT SLIPPED CRUSHING THE VICTIMS L ITTLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SEAT & THE DOZERS TRACK CLEATS

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