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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 14, 1994 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double M No 2 Mine Inc · Struck by flying object

ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING ROLLER WITH AN AXE. THE AXE SLIPPED AND HIT EE IN THE CHIN.

May 18, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double M No 2 Mine Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PULLING ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR. HE FELT HIS BACK TIGHTEN.

March 28, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double M No 2 Mine Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS PULLING ROCK WITH THE SLATE BAR. THE BAR WAS CAUGHT AND KNOCKED INTO HIS LEG.

October 26, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double M No 2 Mine Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME AND I.NA4E WERE KNOCKING BITS OUT OF THE FEEDER, I.NAME WAS HITTING THE STEEL AND IT WENT SIDEWAYS HITTING I.NAME IN THE CHIN

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