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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 29, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DOING FIELD TRACK REPAIR USING A LARGE TRACK PRESS THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED IT IS GROIN AREA WHILE ATTEMPTING TO POSITION THE PRESS EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 3-11-88 FOR A DIAGNOSIS.

December 6, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cambria Mills Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GOGGLES ON AND WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL AND A TINY PARTICLE OF STEEL GOT BY HIS GOGGLES ANDWENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. AT THE TIME, HE JUST THOUGH HE HAD GOTTEN A PIEC E OF DIRT IN HIS EYE, BUT LATER IT BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM, SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-12-83.

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