Mining Incidents

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Total incidents
739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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July 16, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bowling Mountain Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLT WRENCH SLI1 & HIT HIM ON JAW.

April 23, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bowling Mountain Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RUNNING ROOF BE5TING MACHINE THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN STEEL & TOP.

July 2, 1983 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Little Rock Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

MR WILSON WAS OPERATING A D-9 DOZER-PUSHING DIRT-ANOTHER DOZER WAS WORKING ABOVE HIM ALSO PUSHING DIRT-WHEN A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND ONTO MR WILSONS DOZER AND HITTING HIM ON THE HEASD

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