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February 15, 1996 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Kenjean Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF BLOCKS ON THE SCOOP THAT HE WAS OPERATING.HIS HEAD APPARENTLY BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE RIB AS HE ROUNDED A CORNER.

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