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May 17, 1988 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Davis Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE ROOF BOLTER WAS SETTING BEHIND A CURTAIN AND THE SCOOP OPERATOR WENT THROUGH THE CURTAIN TRAPPING THE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND ROOF BOLTER.

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