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January 19, 2016 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Webster County Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was in preparation to mine the No. 6 Left Crosscut when EE became pinned between the tail of the machine and the coal rib, resulting in fatal crushing injuries.

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