Mining Incidents

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739,207
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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 22, 1988 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Logan County Airport Contractors · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RUNNING THE GRADER, THE BLADE HIT A ROCK AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FORWARD AT WHICH TIME, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.

July 11, 1988 PA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Geupel Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE, IT STARTED TO FALL TOWARD EMPLOYEE. AS HE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY SEVERAL OF THE BRABNCHES HIT EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE FOREHEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO TH HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECIEVED APPROXIMATELY 7 STITCHES ACROSS THE FOREHEAD.

June 29, 1988 PA · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator MACHINERY
Geupel Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS OPERATING A CAT 825 ROLLER ON A FILL AREA RAN OVER A ROCK THEN COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN

October 30, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Logan County Airport Contractors · Struck against a moving object

HIT ROCK AND HU9T BACK.WHILE RUNNING DOZER,HE RAN OVER A ROCK AND IT THREW HIM INTO ARMREST.

August 23, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Freeman Branch Mining · Struck against a moving object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER, DOZER PUSHING LIFTING A ROCK WITH THE BLADE WHEN ROCK SLIPPED CAUSING THE DOZER TO ROCK.

May 13, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Logan County Airport Contractors · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS WELDING ON THE BLADE OF THE 455 KOMATUS WHEN SHAVING FROM THE WELD FLEW IN BEHIND HIS WELDERS HELMET INTO HIS RT EYE

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