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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 22, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I.NAME AND I.NAME WERE TAKING DOWN THE ANCHOR BOLT FOR THE STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN SOME TOP ABOUT 2FT X 6 FT X 4 IN FELL ON TOP OF THEM THIS TOP FELL FROM TWO BOLTS

August 9, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS PULLING DOWN SOME TOP WITH A BAR AND WHEN THE TOP CAME IT LANDED ON THE BAR THE BAR THEN RIPPED HIS RT LEG AT THE THIGH AND GAVE HIM THREE SIMPLE FRACTURES OF THE LEGAND BROKE HIS RT I NDEX FINGER

April 16, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

LEANING OVER ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND PIECE OF TOP FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPL ON NECK AND SHOULDER.

January 11, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PINNING TOP UNDER THE CANOPY A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AND WHILE MR ADDAIR WAS MOVING AWAY FROM THE ROCK HE EXTENDED HIS LEG AND STRAINED HIS KNEE

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