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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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April 13, 1988 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ampak Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CONTINUOUS MINER STUCK PUT METAL RAIL UNDER TRACK PADS OF MINER & WAS ALSO USING A METAL BAR FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN RAIL & BAR

February 29, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ampak Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIN HAD WORKED LOOSE IN ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND I NJ MAN WAS TRYING TO KNOCK PIN BACK IN TO ITS PLACE WITH A BLUNT END OF POLE AXE. HE MISSED PIN AND HIT HIS FOREARM

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