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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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February 10, 2019 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cambria CoGen Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee while installing a gasket to the access door got hand caught in the running rotary valve.

December 14, 2006 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cambria CoGen Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

By using a hoist, the EE was placing 500lb rods into a coal crusher machine. He placed his left hand on the trolley beam between the trolley and the beam stop. The trolley pinched & lacerated his left little finger.

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