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July 10, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · MACHINERY
Miller Brothers Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE WHEN HIS SAW BECAME HUNG-UP. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WITH SAW BEGAN TO CUT TREE TO REMOVE SAW WHEN TREE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE.

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