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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 6, 1985 UT · Coal welder (shop) FIRE
Emery Mining Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

COAL DUST WAS D9POSITED BEHIND WWEAR PLATE BEING REMOVED FROM CHUTE WHEN WEAR PLATE BROKE LOOSE COAL DUST BECAME AIRBORNE AND IGNITED BY MEANS OF CARBON ARC TORCH EMP WAS BURNED IN FIRE

December 20, 1984 UT · Coal superintendent FIRE
Emery Mining Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

AFTER EXAMINING THE REPORTS FOLLOWING THE WILBERG MINE FIRE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED HE RECEIVED CO POISONING WHEN HE BREATHED CONTAMINATED AIR UNDERGROUN D

December 20, 1984 UT · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FIRE
Emery Mining Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

AFTER EXAMINING THE ACCIDENT REPORTS FOLLOWING THE WILBERG MINE FIRE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED HE RECEIVED CO POISONING WHEN HE BREATHED CONTAMINATED AIR U NDERGROUND

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