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Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 29, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING UP BELT WITH PIECE ANGLE IRON ANGLE IRON WAS UNDER PRESSURE & ANGLE IRON ROLLED OVER LONG END OUT FROM UNDER BELT SLIPPED & HIT EMPL IN HEAD.

September 4, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

JACKING UP BELT3STRUCTURE TWISTED JACK OUT HADNCAUGHT BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND BOTTOM

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