The mine foreman was repairing a continuous miner in the #7 right crosscut. The new employee approached him with AR-4 scoop and failed to stop when the foreman told him to stop. The foreman and his helper were pinned between the scoop batteries and the miner cutter head.
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May 2, 2006
TN · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
The Peabody LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
May 2, 2006
TN · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
The Peabody LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
The EE was helping the mine foreman in repairing a continuous miner in the #7 right cross-cut. The new EE approached on the AR-4 scoop and failed to stop when told by the mine foreman. The foreman and his helper were pinned between the scoop batteries and the cutter head of the miner.
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