Mining Incidents

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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
Classifications
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July 21, 1995 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Progressive Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

475 KOMATSU DOZER PUSHING OUT OF SHOT & 3-4FT ROCK ROLLED OFF SIDE OF DOZER BLADE ROCK FELL APPROXIMATELY 10FT FRAM WHERE DOZER WAS WORKING & HIT THE BUCKET ON 992(#203) LOADING KOMATSU END DU

October 28, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mesa Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELLY PAN ON 992-CAT ENLOADER. AS THE PEN CAMEDOWN IN SMASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGE RBETWEEN THE AIR INPACT WRENCH & THE GROUND.

May 24, 1994 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Progressive Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE POPPED SHOULDER WHILE OPERATING D-10 DOZER. HE SUFFERED A PULLED MUSCLE.

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