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September 30, 2024 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
J W Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

992K Cat loader - loading shot material into 777F Rock Trucks in coal pit. Employee going into pit to get a bucket of shot material. Right side of highwall fell and struck front of loader and front cab area.

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