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November 24, 2001 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Colsams Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAR DRIVER, HE WAS PULLING COAL FROM # 1 HEADING HE CAME AROUND TOO CLOSE AND HE WAS LEANING OUT OF CAR AND GOT BETWEEN CAR AND RIB, BROKE 3 RIBS AND CUT RIGHT ARM.

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