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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 11, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING EQUIPMENT WITH STEAM CLEANER. EMPLOYEE SPRAYED FOOT WITH HOT PRESSURE WATER. THE WATER PRESSURE CUT THROUGH WORK BOOT AND BURNED TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

August 16, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTER MACHINE MOVED SIDEWAYS HIT OPERATOR ON KNEE

January 17, 1990 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Rocky Hollow Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING CUTTING MACHINE OUT OF NO 6 HAT CAUGHT RF B0LT DRAGING HEAD OVER TOP OF TRANS ON CUTTER CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN CUTTER AND TOP

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