Accident Report: Fatality Reference
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Preliminary Report Overview
A miner died while shoveling coal off a belt conveyor. During this process, the belt conveyor moved forward causing the miner to fall 37 feet down a transfer chute, onto a belt conveyor that transferred him to the top of a stacker tube where he fell approximately 60 feet onto a coal stockpile.
The information provided in this notice is based on preliminary data ONLY and does not represent final determination regarding the nature of the incident or conclusions regarding the cause of the accident.