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June 8, 1988 VA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Freeman Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOOSING BOLT SOCKET SLIPPED OFF CAUSING POWER HANDLE TO MASH FINGER AGAINST DRILL. FINGER WAS CUT & BROKEN SIMPLE FRACTURE & REQUIRED STITCHES.

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