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August 22, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A OFF STANDARD (LEFT DRIVE) SHUTTLE CAR, CAME INTO LOADING AREA, ALONG SIDE A COAL PILLAR. THE WALL OF THE PILLAR (RIB) FELL, COVERING THE VICTIM WITH COAL AND ROCK MATERIAL, CAUSING FATAL HEAD INJURIES.

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