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November 17, 2012 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Big Ridge Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The EE was operating the C.M., he was making the first cut in the C.C. left from No. 4 to No. 5 entry. After making the initial cut,EE backed the C.M. into C.C. between No. 4 and 3 entries to set the machine to slab the right side of the cut. As he backed the machine into the C.C., he was pinned between the outby rib of the C.C. and the left side of the cutter head. (See attached)

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