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October 17, 2018 WV · Coal auger helper Fatality · MACHINERY
PRINCESS POLLY ANNA COAL, INC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A 33 year old miner was attempting to move an auger steel with an onboard crane when a section of the auger struck ee chest. EE was transported by ambulance to a hospital where ee died.

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