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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 13, 1991 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lexie Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIMMING SCRAPER ON BELT HEAD KNIFE SLIPPED CUT L HAND ON LITTLE FINGER

April 1, 1991 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lexie Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLAT E BAR TO HELP SLIDE SCOOP BATTERIES IN TRAY WHEN HIS RT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR & THE BATTERY

October 7, 1987 WV · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lexie Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS KN2CKING OFF THE SLAG WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A FULL FACE VISOR AT THE TIME.

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