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273,193
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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February 20, 2007 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Riverway South Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Breaking loose fozen coal from belt structure and hopper with a pinch bar. Material suddenly dislodged, pinning left hand between bar and structure. Hematoma of the left hand.

June 2, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Riverway South Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was breaking accumulated dirt out of rollers with a sledge hammer, when in mid-swing, his finger became caught between hammer handle and a piece of overhead structure.

September 23, 2002 KY · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Riverway South Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A COMEALONG TO RAISE A WINCH CABLE WHEN IT SLID BACK & MASHED HIS LEFT HAND.

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