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August 12, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Four Suns Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MR. ROSS WAS DRIVING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE GROUND WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE MISSED THE HEAD OF THE BOLT BUT CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE & THE ROOF BOLT CAUSING THE INJURY HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL & RECEIVED 10 STITCHES IN FINGER.

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