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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 18, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC REPAIRING REFUSE FILTER WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING BROKEN BONE LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER.

April 13, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJ CLEARING ST6CK ASH HOPPER OBSTRUCTION WAS REMOVED AND INJ TIPS OF LEFT HAND FINGERS RING & INDEX WERE SEVERED.

December 28, 1983 PA · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE VICTIM REPORTED PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT HAND AFTER USING A STEEL BAR TO CHIP ICE FROM WALKING AREAS AROUND THE PLANT. THE EXACT NATURE OF HIS PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AS OF TH E REPORT.

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