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April 4, 2005 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Sisecam Wyoming, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ASSEMBLING CONTINUOUS MINER(CM04) IN UPPER BED REBUILD MAINTENANCE SHOP. CREW HAD JUST COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF RIGHT HAND CUTTING HEAD MOTOR. OTHER EE OPERATING EIMCO 913 #4 WAS TRAMMING BACKWARD UP NORTH SHOP ACCESS ROAD. OTHER EE TURNED EIMCO OFF TO COMMUNICATE W/SUPERVISOR, EIMCO ROLLED FORWARD, PINNING EE BETWEEN EIMCO FORKS AND CUTTING MOTOR.

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