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Preliminary Report - Fatality #14 - August 3, 2015

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Preliminary Report Overview

A miner was found unresponsive in front of a jumbo drill on the 7250 level, zone 7. The miner is believed to have been moving the jumbo drill after he'd finished drilling. The jumbo drill was found against the rib, the engine was still running and the transmission was in the reverse gear. The victim may have been struck by the jumbo.