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April 14, 1983 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-Della Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP STUCK IN DRIFT HOOKED CHAIN FROM SCOOP TO MESCHER MOTOR AND PULLED SCOOP OUT BACKED MESCHER MOTOR UP TO DISCONNECT CHAIN MESCHER MOTOR ROLLED BACKWARD AND PIN LEG BETWEEN MESCHER MOTOR A ND SCOOP

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