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September 28, 1995 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Sand Branch Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTUM WAS LYING ON 2 BAGS OF ROCKDUST WHILE RIDING IN MANTRIP. THIS CAUSED HIS BODY TO BE ABOVE THE TOP OF THE OPEN MANTRIP. THE MANTRIP HIT A ROCK PUSHING IT TO THE ROOF WHICH CRUSHED TH E VICTUM'S HEAD.

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