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June 17, 1991 VA · Coal auger helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Equipment & Supply Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE OF THE AUGER MACHINE WITH HIS LEFT AHND LAYING ON THE ROCK GUARD OF THE AUGER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM,LETTING FINGERS BECOME CAUGHT IN THE GUARD,C UTTING FINGERS.

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