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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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April 20, 1993 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aceco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING ALONGSIDE A COWORKER WHEN THE COWORKER HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD WI TH HIS SHOVEL CAUSING A SMALL CUT THAT TOOK 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE

January 4, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aceco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS REMOVING THE END NUT FROM A HYDRAULIC JACK STEM THE PINS THAT HELD THE EYE OF THE JACK BROKE CAUSING THE WRENCH I.NAME WAS USING TO ROTATE HITTING I . NAME ON THE FOREHEAD THIS CAUSED A LACERATION WHICH TOOK 8 STITCHES TO CCLOSE

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