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June 4, 1996 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T M Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BACKED MINER OUT OF PLACE AND WAS PULLING ROCK OFF OF HEAD. WHEN ROCK CAME OFF MINER, IT TILTED UP AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND TOP. HAD XRAY TAKEN. NOTHING BROKEN. BRUISED AND PAINFUL.

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