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December 27, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Laran Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING RESI3BOLTS DRILLED A HOLE WITH DRILL STEEL STEEL WAS HUNG PUT HEAD OA BASE OF STEEL TO PULL DOWN ON STEEL AND TO ROTATE HEAD DOWN BY OPERATOR UNIT UP LEFT INSTEAD OF THE DOWN LEVER CAUSING HEAD TO3CATCH HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND ROOF

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