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September 14, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Blackfield Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK,STUCK BETWEEN THE DISCHARGE ROLLER OF NO 3 BELT HEAD AND THE ROOF WITH A SLATE BAR WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING THE BELT JERKED THE BAR UNDER THE ROCK FORCING HIS HAND A GAINST THE ROOF.

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