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November 5, 2007 TX · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · MACHINERY
The North American Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

While The Page dragline was still digging, the Assistant on the dragline crew entered the area in the back of the dragline w/o first notifying the dragline operator. The Assistant was injured when he was struck by the dragline shoe as the dragline turned to deposit a load of material. The Assistant was promptly transported to the hospital and he died there the following day.

August 19, 1997 ND · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Falkirk Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

A PASSENGER VAN WAS TRAVELING TO THE MINE FACILITY AND OVERTURNED WHEN IT DROVE ONTO A WINDROW OF GRAVEL PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAULROAD BY A CONTRACTOR. AN EE WAS FATALITY INJURED.

November 24, 1992 ND · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
The Coteau Properties Company · Struck against a moving object

A FLEET OF SCRAPERS WAS HAULING SUBSOIL TO A STOCKPILE.TWO CAT 651 SCRAPERS COLLIDED HEAD-ON ON THE HAUL ROAD.THE HAUL ROAD WAS WIDE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC.THE HAUL ROAD WAS IN GOOD COND ITION AND VISIBILITY WAS GOOD.IT APPEARS THAT THE MAN THAT WAS FATALLY INJURED WAS ON THE WRONG LANE.

February 16, 1991 ND · Coal superintendent Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Falkirk Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND SKID INTO BERM AND ROLLED OVER EMBANKMENT(BERM) DOWN SLOP

December 17, 1990 ND · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Falkirk Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

A COAL HAULER AND SCRAPER COLLIDED AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE SCRAPER WAS CROSSING HAUL ROAD.

July 3, 1983 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Helen Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A 38 YEAR OLD BELT EXAMINER WITH 12 YEARS 11 MONTHS MINNG EXPERIENCE WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF A METHANE GAS EXPLOSION. THE VICTIM WAS CONDUCTING AN EXAMINATION OF THE WORKING SECTION WHEN THE METHANE WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED BECAUSE OF AN INTERRUPTION IN THE VENTILATION, WAS IGNITED B Y A CAUSE YET TO BE DETERMINED.

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