One was to a coalcutterman who was caught and mutilated by the coalcutter picks whilst the jib was being withdrawn from under the coal.
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Coalcutter
Synonyms for "coalcutter"
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German
2 entries- Schräme noun (A device for cutting coal out of the rock face in a coal mine.)
- Schrämmaschine noun (A device for cutting coal out of the rock face in a coal mine.)
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The cutting chain of a longwall coalcutter was reversed in an attempt to free the jib which had become fast, and an assistant coalcutterman was caught by the moving picks.
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In seams dipping at angles of 15 to 25°, the rope passes behind the coalcutter during flitting, and is fixed to the anchor prop 7 (Fig. 456).
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