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May 8, 1987 KY · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aquila Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A SLATE BAR AS A JACK HANDLE TO JACK UP A 15 TON WATER PUMP.AS PUMP WAS RAISED THE BOTTOM OF THE JACK KICJED OUT THROWING THE BAR INTO HIS FACE.

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