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January 4, 1984 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
T C H Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER UP A STEEP GRADE THE DOZER ENGINE STALLED OUT CAUSING DOZER TO RUN BACK DOWN HILL OUT OF CONTROL HE JUMPED OFF DOZER TO GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT LEG AND S SMALL CUT ON FOREHEAD

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