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Of which fatal: 3,111
Years on record: 1983–2026
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May 6, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Chestnut Ridge Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING IN BUCKET JACK PIN AND MASHED FINGER BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE JACK

April 12, 1983 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Chestnut Ridge Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS UNLOADING ROCKDUST OFF OF TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK

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