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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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November 15, 2025 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dickenson-Russell Contura, LLC · Struck by flying object

Injured worker was installing a track on a bulldozer. As EE picked up the back of track, the chain that is used to pick up the track slipped off the track and struck the worker in the mouth. Worker lost 2-3 teeth. Fracture involving left paramedian anterior maxilla.

November 4, 2017 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dickenson-Russell Contura, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping lift sieve holder in with chain. The hook came loose and fell catching employee's left arm and pulling left shoulder resulting in a strain.

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