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July 27, 1983 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trail Mountain Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STOOD ON TOP OF BOLTER HEAD, TO PULL STEEL OUT OF ROOF, STEPPED DOWN SLIPPED; FELL UNDER BOLTER HEAD (RIGHT LEG) CAUGHT BOOM CONTROL LEVER WITH HAND LOWERING BOLTER HEAD ONTO LOWER RI

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