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December 17, 1994 PA · Coal welder (shop) Fatality · MACHINERY
K & K Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS WELDING ON BUCKET. WEIGHT OF SPREADER BAR AND CHAINS ON BUCKET MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING BUCKET TO ROLL OVER.

October 3, 1988 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Kuperavage Enterprises Inc. · Struck by falling object

IT IS BELEIVED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG THE RAW COAL FEED HOPPER. HE WAS STRUCK WITH A SURGE OF NEW COAL.

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