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July 25, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
Purco Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS INVOLVED IN CLEARING OPERATIONS. LOGS WERE CONNECTED BY A CHOKER CHAIN TO A CAT D9-G DOZER WHICH THEN DRAGGED THE LOGS TO A COLLECTION AREA. A LOG WAS BEING DRAGGED WHEN THE END CLOS EST TO THE CHOKER CHAIN WEDGED UP AGAINST A TREE STUMP. THE FREE END OF THE LOG WHIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK THE MINER IN THE BACK AS HE WAS WALKING IN THE WORK AREA.

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