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June 21, 1985 WV · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Greenbrier Coal & Coke Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE DRILL STEEL BIT WITH A BIT WRENCH, THE EMP CAUGHT HAND AGAINST THE BIT CAUSING A MASHING INJURY TO HAND

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