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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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September 17, 1984 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S S Joe Burford Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME CAR CAM EOFF OF TRACK THEY WERE PUTTING IT BACK ON AND OTHER END CAME OFF PINING I NAME RIGHT ANKLE AND LEG UNDERNEATH CAR

June 25, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S S Joe Burford Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING HOIST LEVER WHEN CHAIN BROKE HITTING RIGHT ARM.

February 11, 1984 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S S Joe Burford Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACK PIPE KICKED OUT HIT ON FOREHEAD CAUSING CUT.

November 8, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S S Joe Burford Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT IN THE BACK WITH A JACK PIPE WHILE PULLING BELT TOGETHER W/COME-A-LONG

May 6, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S S Joe Burford Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIMMING BELT SPLICE,KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND.

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