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November 12, 1990 KY · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · MACHINERY

Pontiki Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL DOING REPAIRS ON CONTINUOUS MINER WATER SYSTEM SOLONOID VALVES LOCATED NEAR CONVEYOR CHAIN.EMPL STARTED MACHINE RIPPER HEAD WHILE NEAR CONVEYOR ADN APPARENTLY STARTED THE CONVEYOR INSTEAD .NO EYE WITNESSES.CRUSHED BETWEEN CHAIN AND CONVEYOR TUNNEL GUARD.OCCURRED ON ACTIVE 002-0 SECTION IN NO 6 ENTRY.

December 12, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · MACHINERY

Pontiki Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CABLE ARM AND THE RIB CAUSING HIS CHEST TO BE CRUSHED WHICH CAUSED FATAL INJURIES 001 SECTION NO. 7 ENTRY.

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