Mining Incidents

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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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February 7, 1994 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Mountain Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO TURN THE POT ON THE MINER AND THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.

February 3, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Mountain Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WRENCH SLIPPED OFF HEAD AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL POT AND CANOPY

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