Coal Fatal #1 – Machinery – UG – Illinois
Preliminary: On Saturday, January 5, 2019, a 55-year-old miner with 28 years mining experience was performing outby laborer work when he received fatal injuries. He was pinned between a pneumatically powered air lock equipment door and the concrete rib barrier located near the shaft bottom. (Experience: 5 weeks at mine site and 1 day performing the activity)
Coal Fatal #2 – Powered Haulage – UG – Kentucky
Preliminary: On Monday, January 14, 2019, a fatal accident occurred involving a shuttle car.
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Thanks for the share, BA!
