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2000–2026
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May 17, 2013 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mucking machine operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Chevron Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Around 1:30 in the morning a miner was found pinned between two rail cars on the haulage level.

June 1, 2005 AL · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Chevron Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was discovered by section foreman caught in the pick breaker on the Stamler feeder. He suffered fatal injuries to his lower chest and mid torso.

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