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August 24, 1997 UT · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company (Co-Op Mine) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE. THE ROOF STARTED TO CAVE, HE STARTED TO RUN AND THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS MOVING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND WAS RAN OVER BY THE SHUTTLE CAR.

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