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November 14, 1986 KY · Coal superintendent MACHINERY

Homer Short Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

A BOOM TRUCK WA8 UNLOADING A 25E DOZER BLADE IN STORAGE AREA OUT RIGGERS WERE SET & THEN BLADE WAS PICKED UP I.NAME WAS STANDING IN BED OF TRUCK BALANCING BLADE WHILE IN AIR WHEN BLADE SWU NG TO SIDE OF T9UCK THE RT OUTRIGGER SUNK INTO GROUND CAUSING TRUCK TO FLIP ON ITS SIDE ALLOWING PUSHARM TO HIT I.NAME IN LEG R ESULTING IN BROKEN LEG

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