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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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October 5, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HITTING O3 CHISEL WITH HAMMER, PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO LEFT HAND.

September 30, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS HELP3NG GET A CUTTER CHAIN FROM ON A JOY 16 CUTTING MACHINE I HAD MY HAND BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE FRAME OF THE CUTTING MACHUNE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVED THE JACK AND CAUGHT MY HAN D 3

August 15, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jent & Franks Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

ONE EMPLOYEE WA8 HOLDING A HAMMER AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER

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