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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 12, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HEATING SLEEVE 2N BACK OF ENGINE FLEW BACK ON HIM.

June 11, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING AIR WRENCH AND SWIVLE SOCKET CAME APART HIT LEFT HAND.

February 21, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE BOLTS OUT OF BELLY PAND ON 922C HAD ELBOW ON GROUND WHEN LAST BOLT TAKEN OUT BELLY PAN CAME DOWN CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN BELLY PAN AND GROUND BROKE BONE IN RT HAND

November 27, 1984 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Flash burns (welding)

HELPING MECHANIC WELD ON CRUSHER DID NOT USE PROTECTIVE GLASSES FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

August 20, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKED DOZER INTO HIGH WALL.

May 16, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME, AN EMPLOYEE OF BARKER\S JUNK CO.,INC.,WAS LOADING SCRAP ONTO A DUMP TRUCK OWNED BY BARKER\S JUNK. HE WAS HELPING RELEASE A CHAIN FROM A SCRAP DOZER TRACK THEY WERE LOADING IN THE TRUCK THE DOZER TRACK WAS HUNG ON THE EDGE OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK, AND WHEN I.NAME STARTED TO GET OFFTHE TRUCK, THE DOZER TRACK SLIPPED, UNFOLDED AND HIT I.NAME AGAINST THE TRUCK, BRUISING HIS RIG

November 7, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKED OVER BIG ROCK AND HURT BACK

September 27, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against a moving object

WALKING SLOPE WITH DOZER, BACKED OVER ROCK JARRED BACK.

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