Mining Incidents

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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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August 4, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hansford Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG FROM WELD WITH CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE GOT INTO HIS EYE.

September 19, 1985 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hansford Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING REFUSE FILTERR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED DOWN THE HANDLE AND HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN HANDLE AND FILTER SECTOR STRAP.

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