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March 5, 2026 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Patton Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The IE was moving the miner to the face in entry #3 when we found the IE pinned between the miner tail and the solid rib.

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