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May 25, 1999 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elkhorn Crystal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KNOCKING PIN OUT OF PIVET SHAFT ON HIGHWALL MINER. SUBJECT WAS HOLDING PIN WHEN HE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT HAND BY HELPER'S SLEDGE HAMMER BREAKING THUMB.

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