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May 13, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY

Childress Service Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS CUTTING BELT STRUCTURE FRAME AND WHEN HE CUT IT LOOSE THE THE STRUCTURE FRAME SWIRLED AND HIT HIM PINNING HIM AGAINST OR BETWEEN THE BELT STRUCTURE FRAME ADN THE CLEAN COAL CHUTE OF THE PLANT

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