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November 10, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Shorty Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLT MAN AND HE5PER GOING TO REPLACE BOLT IN HAULAGE ROD, HELPER CAUGHT RING FINGER UNDER PLATE AGAINST ROOF SMASH FINGER.

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