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March 18, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Wise Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF WATER LINE WAS FORCED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE SCOOP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD

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