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January 23, 1985 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Old Ben Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE SITTING ON RIB WAS RUN OVER BY SCOOP

April 25, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Old Ben Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS STANDING BESIDE THE PUMP MOTOR COMPARTMENT WHEN A MECHANIC STARTED THE CAR FROM OUTSIDE THE OPERATORS DECK. THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE-WHEN THE VICTIM SCREAMED, THE MECHANIC JUMPED INTO THE OPERATORS DECK. IN A FRANTIC EFFORT TO STOP THE CAR, HE USED HIS HANDS AND FOOT TO HIT THE CONTROLS. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED, THE FRAME OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS COVERING THE VICTIMS BODY UP TO

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