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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 20, 1985 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE CRUSHER AND WAS LIFTING A 10X10X4 TIE HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK

November 13, 1984 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Ingestion of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I NAME WENT TO THE GREASE TRUCK TO GET A DRINK OF WATER AND THE WATER COOLER ON THE TRUCK WAS AN OLD ONE AND SOMEONE HAD PUT NAPATHENE IN THE COOLER.

November 5, 1984 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ PERSON WAS HELPING CONSTRUCK PLYWOOD ENCLOSURE ON CRUSHER.HE WAS LIFTING PIECE OF PLYWOOD INTO PLACE WHEN FOREIGN PARTICLE FELL INTO HIS EYE.

September 10, 1984 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS PRYING ON PICK OFF BELT A LARGE PIECE OF COAL FELL ON TO BELT AND BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIS RT INDEX FINGER CAUSING IT TO SPLIT.

June 6, 1984 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME REPAIRING ON LIFTING ARM FOR APRON.HOLDING ARM WITH ONE HAND AND REACHED FOR HAMMER.ARM SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER.

April 8, 1984 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP HAD JUST FILLED A FIVE GALLON CAN OF GASOLING HE STOOPED TO PICK THE CAN UP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK

January 5, 1984 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DIS-ASSEMBLING A PARKING BRAKE CHAMBER ON A D-40K DRILL TRUCK THE CHAMBER FLEW APART AND BROKE EMPLOYEES HAND

December 8, 1983 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A BELLY PAN IMPROPERLY HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER AND UPPER BACK

August 11, 1983 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BUCKET PINS IN A TEREX LOADER. EMPLOYEE LAID THE BUCKET PIN ON THE LOADER. THE PIN ROLLED OFF, FELL 2 TO 3 FT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE DECK AS HE WAS BENT OVER UN DER FRAME.

July 29, 1983 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

STARTING TO CLIMB STEPS TO MACHINE.JAMMED KNEE INTO STEPS.

May 12, 1983 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Contract Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A FAN ON THE COLLING UNIT OF A LOADER. HIS HAND SLIPPED & CUT HIS FINGER ON A FAN OF THE COOLING UNIT.

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