Mining Incidents

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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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May 3, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Viking Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELTMAN WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE THROUGH MAIN DOOR WHEN SHOVEL HIT SIDE OF DOORWAY SHOVEL BOUNCED BACK AND HIT MAN ON L EFT JAW

January 11, 1983 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Viking Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

MINER MEN WERE CHANGING BITS IN MINER. FOREMAN TURNER WAS IN AREA BUT NOT TO CLOSE. PARTICLE OF STEEL HIT TURNER IN LEFT EYE.

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