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February 1, 1990 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS TRAMMING A CONTINIOUS MIENR FROM NO. 8 TO NO. 9 HEADING USING A REMOTE CONTROL BOX, WHICH WAS PLACED ON THE MINER, THE MAN WAS THEN CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MIENR AND RIB KILLING THE MAN, THE MINER CAN ALSO BE TRAMMED OUT OF THE DOCK. AN AMENDMENT WAS INCLUDED IN THE ROOF CONTROL PLAN AT B.H.E.

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