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June 22, 1988 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Unicorn Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CONTINUOUS MINER WAS TRAMMING OUT OF THE LEFT CROSSCUT OF THE #4 ENTRY MINER HELPER POSITIONED HIMSELF IN A DANGEROUS POSITION BETWEEN MINING MACHINE & RIG RIB & WAS CRUSHED BY TAIL OF THE C ONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE

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