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July 11, 1990 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
Gray Stone Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUTSIDE MAIN CAUGHT GLOVE IN CHAIN ON HOPPER. WHILE GREASING CHAIN, HAND WAS PULLED INTO CHAIN CUTTING OFF ABOUT 1/2" OF INDEX FINGER AND CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER.

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