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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 17, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scant Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MAKING BELT SPLICE A PEICE OF METAL BROKE OFF OF HAMMER AND STRUCK EE IS UPPER RIGHT ARM.

August 3, 1993 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scant Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON THGE MINER. TAKING A MOTOR OFF. THE WRENCH CAME OFF THE BOLT ON A MOTOR. IT STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM AND BRUISED THE FORMARM.

May 26, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scant Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLED TENDONS IN LOWER PART OF BACK & IN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

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