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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 10, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTING UP WHEEL UNIT ON A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WITH A HAMMER.

December 19, 1989 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME PRYING ROCK OUT OF TAILPIECE WITH SLATE BAR AND BAR SLIPPED HIT HIM IN HEAD.

August 21, 1986 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emmanuel Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9SSING EAR OF JACK IN PLACE WITH A HYD. JACK, WHEN A HALF-HEADER UNDER JACK, KICKED OUT, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT THUMB.

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