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May 25, 1988 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cross Gates Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STRICKING PANEL BOARD ON SCOOP WITH HAMMER. PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE EYE AND LODGED METAL WAS REMOVED BY DOCTOR.

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