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July 13, 1999 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Delta Mine Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PRESSING NEW STEEL BUSINGS INTO A BUCKET BOSS FOR A TRACKHOE. USING A HYDRALIC PORT-A-POWER PUMP A THREADED ROD AND A BACKING PLATE, EE TAPPED ON BACKING PLATE WHILE PRESSING THE BUSHIN G. A SLIVER OF METAL 1/8"X1/8"X3/8" CHIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE BACKING PLATE STRIKING AND EMBEDDING IN THE FRONT-LOWER PORTION OF THE NECK. THE SLIVER WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED.

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