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February 18, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Appaloosa Joint Venture-Cimarron Exploration Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS DRILLING A ROUND IN A RAISE, A SMALL ROCK WITH DRILLING MUD AND WATER LANDED IN HIS EYE, ONE DAY WORK LOST, HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR EYE EXAM, HE WAS RELEASED THE FOLLING DAY.

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