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Years on record: 1983–2026
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July 3, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Yellow Creek Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING A BELT SPLICE IN BEWLT WITH A COMEALONG UPON RELEADONG WENCH HANDLE CAME BACK HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB AND BROKE IT.

July 3, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Yellow Creek Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING A BELT SPLICE IN BELT, WENCH SLIPPED MASHED THUMB BROKEN ONE PLACE.

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