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August 22, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mine 29 Mining & Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS TRAMMING A LOADED SHUTTLE CAR TWARDS THE FEEDER WHEN THE CAR SLID INTO THE RIB A PIECE OF ROCK THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PULLED FLIPPED UP INTO THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR THE ROCK PINNED INJUREDS R LEG CAUSING A CUT BELOW THE KNEE HWICH REQUIRED 4 STITCHES AND BRUISED THE LEG ABOVE THE KNEE

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