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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 3, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nepco Services Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OIL PAN FROM PAYHAULER WHEN PAN DROPPED AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PAN AND OPEN TOP OF 55 GALLON DRUM BEING USED TO CATCH OIL.

April 21, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nepco Services Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRUMS OF ANTIFREEZE. DRUM FELL OVER AND SPLASHED ANRIFREEZE INTO EYES.

March 12, 1990 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nepco Services Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING UP AROUND A CONVEYOR WITH A SHOVEL. THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND HURT HIS BACK.

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