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June 13, 1983 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM WALKED UP TO THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR, AS HE WAS TRAMMING INTO THE LOADING MACHINE TO TALK WITH HIM. AS HE REACHED THE OPERATOR CAB HIS FOT SLIPPED AND SLID UNDER THE FRAME OF THE C AR JUST AS THE CAR CAME DOWN OFF A LIP, PINNING HIS FOOT AGAINST THE FLOOR.

February 9, 1983 UT · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

OPERATING A DIESEL LHD CLEANING ROCK FOR AN OVERCAST HE WAS HOLDING ON TO THE IOUTSIDE FRAME OF THE CAB WHILE MAKING A TURN HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SWIVEL POINBTS ON THE MACHINE

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