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Of which fatal: 3,112
Years on record: 1983–2026
Classifications: 20

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September 19, 1984 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Hardly Able Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS INSTALLING A SPRING ON TOOL TRUCK THE SPRING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGETR BETWEEN SPRING AND SPRING BANGER WHEN HE PULLED HIS FINGER FREE IT PULLED THE SKIN AND MEAT FROM HIS FINGER

February 28, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Hardly Able Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE STARTING TO CHANGE SCREENS IN TIPPLE SCREEN WEIGHS APPROX. 30 LBS. WHEN HE BENT OVER & STARTED TO LIFT SCREEN HE STRAINED BACK.

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