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April 5, 1986 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wild Turkey Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REPAIRING3THE CONVEYOR BELT, THE INJURED WAS HELPING A CO-WORKER RELEASE A ROPE-RATCHET. THE CO-WORKER LOST HIS HOLD ON RATCHET HANDLE WHICH CAUGHT INJURED'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN HANDLE AN D TRIP MECHANIS4.

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