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September 2, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Sand Hill Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNLOADING BAGS OF POWDER FROM STORAGE TRAILER ONTO PICKUP TRUCK. APPARENTLY PULLED PICKUP TRUCK AWAY FROM STORAGE TRAILER SO AS TO CLOSE DOOR ON STORAGE TRAILER. PICKUP TRUCK WAS APPARENTLY LE FT IN GEAR (REVERSE) ROLLED BACKWARDS PINNING WORKMAN BETWEEN STORAGE TRAILER AND PICKUP TRUCK, CRUSHING HIM.

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