Mining Incidents

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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 30, 1987 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buck Run Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE STRAINED HIS BACK SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT

April 11, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buck Run Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN I T CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND PAN OF MINER SMASHED HIS INDEX FINGER.

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