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December 17, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Horse Coal Mining & Sales Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS3OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A SCOOP WITH A CHAIN WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE FACE AND HEAD.

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