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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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January 5, 1989 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Smith Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER COAL CRUSHER AND LIFTED UP LADDER AND CHAINED IT UP AND STARTED TO GET INTO BOB CAT LOADER AND LADDER FELL MASHING LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST LOADER.

November 8, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Smith Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON 6" PUMP LINE & STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 17, 1988 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Smith Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A LIGHT PLANT TO A ROAD GRADER TO MOVE IT WHILE HOOKING IT UP HE HURT HIS BACK.

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