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November 30, 2012 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
White Buck Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

At Approx. 1:20 am EE, a certified electrician, was fatally injured when he was struck by a maintenance scoop in an intersection of #7 entry on #2 unit during the third shift. Present information suggests that the scoop operator did not observe EE in the intersection prior to the incident due to miscommunication.

July 1, 2010 WV · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
White Buck Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

EE was walking from one crosscut outby the face in the #2 entry toward the face of the #2 entry when he was struck by the #1 shuttle car.

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