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October 24, 1994 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Crystal Bay Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS BACKING UP TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURN INTO HEADING #4, WHEN HE SAW LIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND INJURED INFLICTED WITH HEAD INJURIES.

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