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July 31, 2012 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
ICG Beckley LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While the injured was attempting to change the batteries on the # 8 scoop, the # 11 scoop was traveling outby and impacted the # 8 scoop causing it to move and pin the victim against the coal rib.

April 22, 2010 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
ICG Beckley LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Injured was tramming continuous miner from #6 Entry to #8 Right Cross Cut. While miner was moving, injured was fatally injured when caught between conveyor boom of miner and coal rib.

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