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1983–2026
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January 4, 1983 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Springs Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PUTTING WRECKED MANTRIP BACK ON TRACK HE HAD JACKED MANTRIP UP IN AIR AND WAS GOING TO PUSH IT BACK ON TRACK WHEN IT WENT TOWARD HIM INSTEAD OF AWAY

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