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273,095
Of which fatal
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2000–2026
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September 25, 2018 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ERP Environmental Fund Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated they were lifting a bulldozer battery and strained their lower back.

July 11, 2017 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ERP Environmental Fund Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee injured left small finger when it was pinched while loading a repair part.

July 12, 2016 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ERP Environmental Fund Inc. · Struck by falling object

Fractured foot due to metal falling on the foot. I was dismantling a excavator bucket and it fell on my foot.

March 28, 2016 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ERP Environmental Fund Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated employee felt pain in employee's right shoulder, right arm, back and groin area while attempting to move a power cable.

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