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August 18, 2023 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · OTHER

Employee was assisting in installing a discharge line from a pump when Employee did not respond to verbal calls, Supervisor went to check and found Employee face down and unresponsive.

May 22, 2008 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Oak Grove Resources LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

employee was caught between two pieces of equipment resulting in fatal injuries

February 12, 1983 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MR HALVERSON WAS PINNED BETWEEN A 16" I BEAM SUPPORT COLUMAN AND AN EXPANDED METAL SIDE CAB GUARD ON A MAINTENANCE PUMP REPAIR VEHICLE, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND CHEST.

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