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Employee was out of their truck and on the pit floor while the 993 (LD270) Loader was being trouble shot trying to find a leaking hose. While walking to their 785 truck the employee traveled under the bucket of the 993 loader and was struck causing severe crushing injuries from their waist down.

Driver was at parked truck (#5 lot) to start pre-shift inspection. Truck started to move. Driver fell under the truck and truck ran over driver's legs from about the knee area down.

Employee, and six other employees, was traveling from the west mains section to the surface at end of their shift on a ten person diesel mantrip when a 50-ton roof jack struck the employee on the right side of the head. Employee was immediately transported to the surface and flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital. Employee passed away on the evening of 6/5/18.

The employee was found unresponsive at approximately 2:05 PM on the offside of the #1 belt at the portal entrance of the surface mine. Preliminary findings has determined the employee received fatal injuries when coming in contact with the belt conveyor.

The shuttle car operator was shoveling the coal rib in the 5-6 crosscut on #3 section at #18 break. This was the 2nd open crosscut outby the face of #6 entry. The scoop operator turned from #6 entry battery first into the crosscut and struck the shuttle car operator. The shuttle car operator sustained fatal injuries.