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May 30, 2002 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Victory Coal Co., Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING THE LEFT DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR, GOING FROM MINER TO THE FEEDER. HE TURNED THE CAR TOO SHARP WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE CAR TIRE RAN UP ON THE CORNER OF THE RIB, WHEN IT DROPPED BACK OFF, IT JARRED THE CAR, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND STRIKED HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY OF THE CAR, PUSHING DOWN ON HIS NECK.

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