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September 24, 1996 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Egypt Contracting Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING TOP OF COAL WITH HAND SHOVEL WHEN 980 F OPERATOR WAS BREAKING COAL NEAR HIM. WHEN 980F OPERATOR MOVED OVER TO BREAK ADJOINING COAL HE STRUCK EE WITH BUCKET OF LOADER AS HE MOVE D OVER TO LINE UP SIGHTED BY BUCKET OF LOADER.

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