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December 3, 1998 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · MACHINERY

Capital Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN FACE ON #3 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION WHEN THE ATRS SYSTEM ON THE ROOF BOLTER ROLLED DOWN CATCHING HIM AGAINST FRAME OF ROOF BOLTER RESULTING IN DEATH.

January 15, 1998 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Dominion Coal Corporation · Struck by powered moving object

THE EE WAS RIDING IN THE OUTBY END OF THE TRACK [MANTRIP] VEHICLE AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SHIFT, WHEN THE MANTRIP WAS STRUCK BY A TRACK SUPPLY CAR. THE SUPPLY CAR WAS BEING PULLED TO THE SUR FACE BY AN 8-TON LOCOMOTIVE WHEN THE CAR APPARENTLY BECAME UNCOUPLED.

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