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February 7, 2013 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator Fatality · HOISTING
Pocahontas Coal Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Scoop operator placed the scoop bucket over the edge of the elevator/hoist to eject a trash insert. Inadvertent movement of the elevator/hoist raised the scoop upward and the scoop operator ended up under the scoop deck suffering fatal injuries.

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