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May 12, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Buchanan Production Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT OF THE #3 HEADING LEFT BREAK WHEN HE GOT PINNED BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIB.

June 4, 1998 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Upper Mill Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE KNOCKED A TIMBER WHILE RIDING A 3 WHEELER CAUSING THE ROCK TO FALL. SERIOUS INJURY. THE EMPLOYEE HE DIED 6-5-98 12:40 PM. 7.5' WIDE X 9.6' LONG X 7-9" THICK.

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