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June 8, 1989 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Great Western Coal (Ky) Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STATED THAT HE WAS TRIMMING BRUSH WITH A CHAIN SAW AND A BRIAR BECAME CAUGHT IN THE SAW CHAIN, CAME BACK AND HIT RIGHT EYE CAUSING THE CORNAL ABRASION.

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