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June 16, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Preece Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ON THE BOLTING MACHINE USING TWO PIECES OF STEEL IN HIS TOP 10FT EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES WHILE ATTACHING A PIECE OF EXTENSION STEEL EMPLOYEES GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEE N THE STEEL THE3OPERATOR NOT KNOWING HIS HELPERS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT APPLIED THE ROTATION PRESSURE THUS TWISTING ARM AROUND STEEL

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