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October 8, 2009 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Four Star Resources LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was stepping onto the beam of the highwall miner and ran into the fork of the forklift. The fork struck him in the top of the head causing a laceration that required 4 staples.

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