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October 7, 2002 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Top Gun Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PERSON WAS REMOVING BOLTS THAT SECURED MINER CUTTER HEAD TO MINER CUTTER BOOM, WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED MASHING FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND MINER CUTTER BOOM.

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