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September 20, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

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

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER IN THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY 1LEFT SECTION WHEN HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DRILL STEEL WITH HIS LEFT HAND HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE STEEL RESULTING IN A BROKEN WRIS T & PULLED OFF HIS LITTLE FINGER AT THE SECOND KNUCKLE

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