• Establish procedures and follow them, especially when employees tram a remote controlled continuous miner.
• Position employees outside of the continuous miner's turning radius and in a safe location before moving the machine.
• Avoid pinch points between the rib and machinery.

	Submit your own suggestion for a remedy to prevent this type of accident in the future. Please specify if you wish your submission to be anonymous or whether your name may be used. Please include the year of the fatality and the fatality number.

This is the 3^rd fatality reported in calendar year 2004 in the metal and nonmetal mining industries. As of this date in 2003, there were three fatalities reported in these industries. This is the 1st fatality classified as Machinery in 2004. There were no Machinery fatalities in the same period in 2003.

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The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determinations regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regarding the cause of the fatality.

For more information:
MSHA's Fatal Accident Investigation Report