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May 22, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Squire Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

MINER HELPER WAS SETTING DON AND PULLING THE CABLE OVER WHEN BUGGY WAS PULLING UNDER MINER TO BE LOADED AND GOT HIS FOOT RAN OVER BY THE BUGGIE.

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