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December 17, 1998 WV · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
As Is Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURY OCCURRED AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE AN AUGER FLIGHT BY HAND. HE SLIPPED DUE TO THE WET & MUDDY CONDITIONS AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN TWO AUGER FLIGHTS.

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