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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 14, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Kristi Ann Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE O0 ROOF FELL CAUSING INJURY TO HIS CHEST BACK SHOULDER.

May 18, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kristi Ann Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL DROPPED D2WN ON THE ROOF BOLT AND BOLT FLIPPED UP AND HIT HIS FOREHEAD.

March 23, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pine Tree Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED MAN WAS SETTING THE PINNER OVER TO DRILL THE NEXT HOLE. HE HAD HISHAND ON THE PINNER BOOM FRAME. WHEN HE STARTED TO TRAM THE LEVELING RODS SHIFTED CATCHING HIS THIRD AND FOURTH FIN GERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.

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