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July 15, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Carriage Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT A SCREEN FOR REMOVAL. WHEN SCREEN WAS BEING REMOVED HIS LEG BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND THE CHUTE. THE AREA OF SCREEEN JUST CUT WAS HOT & RESULTED IN A BUR N TO HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE TOP OF HIS BOOT.

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