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April 22, 1985 VA · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman MACHINERY
Mackwood Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS TRYING TO RETRIEVE A CRIB BLOCK WHILE LEE NORSE MINER WAS IN MOTION CAUGHT THUMB AGAINST CRIB BLOCK CUT THUMB OFF TO FIRST JOINT

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