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January 11, 1988 MT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER

Spring Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHEN MOVING THE3DRILL HE OPENED THE CAB DOOR TO SEE BETTER DURING A WINDY SNOW STORM.HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE DOOR JAM AND THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR WHICH STRUCK HIS HAND.

August 18, 1987 MT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER

Spring Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CLEANING THE DRAGLINE FLOOR ON THE LUBE ROOM ON HIS HANDS & KNEES WHEN THE WIND BLOW AN OUTSIDE DOOR SHUT ON HIS LEFT HAND.

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