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March 7, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Freedom Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE ROOF BOLT M5CHINE OPERATOR WAS PUSHING LOOSE COAL OUT OF THE WAY WITH THE HEAD OF THE BOLTING MACHINE A LUMP OF COAL GOT UNDER THE TRAM LEC LEVER AND CAUGHT THE OPERATOR BETWEEN THE RU RIB AND THE MA7HINE THE PANIC BAR SHUT THE MACHINE OFF

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