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January 2, 1995 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cane Patch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 482 SCOOP. HE HAD RESTED HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF THE SCOOP FRAME, OUT OF THE OPERATOR DECK IN PINCH POINT, & WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN MASHED HIS RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS.

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