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August 12, 2020 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Harman Branch Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was bringing the steel out of the hole. EE reached to grab the steel to keep from falling on ground & instead of hitting the lever to run the steel on out EE accidentally hit the rotation and a burr on the steel caught EE's glove and wrapped EE's arm up in steel.

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