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MSHA's Safety Targets Program Hit By Underground Equipment Close Calls and Near Misses |
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"Continuous Miners"
- District 7 - September 29, 2003 - Carrier Operator run into CM pushing against miner and rib
- District 8 - September 20, 2007 - Pinned between miner boom and rib
- District 8 - June 4, 2003 - Malfunctioning contactor nearly causes pinning accident
- District 8 - May, 2002 - Misaligned magnet in remote causes erratic movements
- District 8 - August, 2001- Sticking control lever causes erratic machine behavior
- District 8 - March 13, 2003 Shuttle Car operator pinned between continuous miner and rib
- District 8 - August, 2000- Chain breaks while pulling CM stuck in soft bottom, strikes miner in throat.
- District 11 - July 18, 2006 - Boom strikes oxy/acetylene cart
- District 2 - January 20, 2005 - Two miners were hit by Scoop
- District 5 - Scoop operator reversed into miner
- District 5 - November 5, 2001 - Miner pinned between Scoop and pallet
- District 8 - September 2000 - Scoop accident hinge point
- District 5 - July 21, 2000 - Miner crushed between two shuttle cars
- District 8 - July 22, 2002 - Shuttle Car Strikes miner
- District 8 - February , 2000- underground miners struck by Shuttle Car
- District 5 - November 10 & 13, 2001 - Two serious pinch-point accidents involving battery powered haulage equipment.
- District 8 - January 2002 - Miner struck by a Coal Hauler
- District 8 - June 14, 2001 - Miner's arm caught between canopy and coal rib
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