THE VICTIM WAS HANDLING MINER CABLE. THE OPERATOR WAS BACKING THE MACHINE BACK TO MOVE TO LEFT SIDE. HE PIVOTED THE MACHINE TO THE LEFT PINNING THE VICTIM BETWEEN THE CAB OF THE MACHINE AND TH E RIGHT RIB.
Wyoming Fuel Company: 1 recorded fatality operator
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Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 21 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 67 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 41 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 41 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 30 non-fatal
- IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST 13 non-fatal
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1 recordedWhere Wyoming Fuel Company stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate
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