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May 7, 1997 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shamrock Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A BELT FEEDER ONTO THE BELT TAILPIECE WHNE HEH PLACED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN A BOARD AND THE FEEDER. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO MOVE HIS THUMB AFTER PLACING BOARD CAUSING BONE TO BE BROKEN.

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