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December 21, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Cannel Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR WAS HOOKING MINE TRACTOR TO MINE CAR. THE OPERATING CONTROLS WERE FROZEN WITH MUD AND GRIME. OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE CONTROLS WITH POWER ON. TRACTOR MOVED IN REVER , CRUSHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN MINE CAR AND TRACTOR ASSUMPTION.

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