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October 7, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Skyline Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED WAS HELPING THE MINER OPERATOR TAKE SLACK OUT OF THE MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN BY HOLDING A CRIB BLOCK AGAINST THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE TOP,WHEN HIS THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CRIB BLOCK AND THE TOP CRUSHING HIS THUMB.

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