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December 2, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mott Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP OPERATORS3COVERALLS WERE CAUGHT BY A ROOF BOLT IN THE ROOF OF THE MINES AND PULLED THE OPERATOR ON TOP OF THE SCOOP

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