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Years on record: 1983–2026
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March 31, 1987 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE

Blackrock Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS REMOVIN1 JAMMED ROCK FROM THE #2 BELTHEAD AT THE J N J MINE THE ROCK BE CAME FREE TO M OVE AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE MINE ROOF, WITH THE FORCE OF THE BELTHEAD D RIVING AGAINST 7HE ROCK, HIS RIGHT HAND WAS INJURED

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