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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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December 14, 2023 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Resilient Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While changing the drive belts on the Heavy Media Pump the employee was helping roll one of the drive belts on when the sheave broke free unexpectedly and moved rapidly catching a finger between the belt and the sheave causing a laceration to the end of the employees left middle finger.

September 29, 2023 WV · Coal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Civil, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was helping the mechanic remove the left front steer tire from a Volvo Hydro seeder, while they were sliding the tire off the lugs the employee aggravated a previous work related injury to their left shoulder.

September 20, 2023 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Resilient Mining, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While unloading belt press belt from a pick-up truck, the belt had been placed on the ground. The employee straddled the belt lying on the ground, bent over and placed both hands on the end of the belt to slide it along the ground. The employee stated felt a pop in the left shoulder while sliding the belt. EE's shoulder began hurting after feeling it pop.

March 10, 2023 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Resilient Mining, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was reinstalling an impeller on the spiral clean coal pump by pulling the belt to thread on the impeller on the shaft and caught middle finger between the belts and the sheave.

September 21, 2022 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Civil, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While attempting to manually line a piece of drill steel up with the head, the deck wrench pivoted catching the employee's left big toe creating a caught between, in or on accident.

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