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January 11, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Arch On The Green Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO REMOVE AN IDLER FROM A D-9 DOZER WITH A CRANE AND A LIFTING CLAMP. THE LIFTING CLAMP SLIPPED OFF THE IDLER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERAT ION TO HIS FORE2EAD, REQUIRING THREE SUTURES.

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