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October 31, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Big Butt Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IN THE #1 HEADING (INBY 90'SS397) DRILLING THE 4TH HOLE IN THE 3RD ROW OF BOLTS WHEN THE BOLT ON THE OPERATOR SIDE HOLDING DRILL POT CAME LOOSE LETTING THE DRILL HEAD.TWIST CATCHING THUMB BETW EEN THE LEVELING ROD AND THE FRAME OF THE DRILL POT.

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