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August 23, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Narrows Branch Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EE HAD BEEN INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. AS HE LET THE HEAD DOWN TO CHECK THE DUST COLLECTION THE DRILL STEEL STAYED IN THE HOLE. HE WAS DRILLING AS HE PLACED HIS HAND OVER THE HEAD HE ACTIVATED THE LEVER, CAUSING THE HEAD TO RAISE, PLACING HIS RT HAND BETWEEN THE HEAD AND THE DRILL STEEL.

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