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January 23, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
M J R Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS REFUELING SALEM COAL AUGER WHEN THE HIGHLIFT IN WHICH BARRELS OF FURE PLACED IN THE BUCKET EITHER ROLLED OR KICKED INTO GEAR CAUSING ENTRAPMENT OF VICTIM, BETWEEN THE HIGHLIFT BUCKE T AND THE FUEL/HYDRAULIC TANKS OF THE COAL AUGER

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