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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 19, 1995 CO · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bear Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO SPLIT CONDUIT FOR CABLE TO GO THROUGH STOPPINGS, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB.

December 1, 1992 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bear Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WE WERE FINISHING INSTALLING CROSSBARS. EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO TAKE OUT FOUR OF THE CENTER TIMBERS IN BREAKER ROW. WHEN KNOCKING ONE OF THE TIMBERS OUT, ONE FELL ON EMPLOYEE, HITTING HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS LEG, SCRAPING LOWER CALF TO HEEL.

August 11, 1992 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bear Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

68935 PUTTING ON CHAIN & BINDER EMPL WAS TIGHTENING BINDER AND CAUGHT PENIS UNDER CHAIN.

September 6, 1984 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bear Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS HELPING LIFT A KUBOTA TRACTOR SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE COULD CHANGE A FLAT TIRE. WHILE DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

November 7, 1983 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bear Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR TENNER WAS WORKING ON CUTTING A PIECE OF 36 IN BELTLINE INTO 2 PIECES WITH A KNIFE MR TENNER WAS CUTTING TOWRADS HIMSELF WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIM ON UPPER RT LEG HE WAS WARNED BY FOREMAN TO BE MORE CAREFUL WITH THE KNIFE 1K MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT

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