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July 7, 1994 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · OTHER
Al Hamilton Contracting Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

HE WAS WALKING FROM A HAUL ROAD, IN A WHEAT FIELD, TOWARD A D-3 DOZER. HE WAS ABOUT 30 FEET FROMTHE THE DOZER WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK IN THE VICINITY (NOT KNOWN WHERE IT ACTUALLY STRUCK) CAUSING FATAL CARDIAC ARHYTHMIA, DUE TO ELECTRIC SHOCK, DUE TO THE LIGHTNING.

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