Mining Incidents

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1983–2026
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June 6, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Reliable Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BUSH WHILE HOLDING A CHAINSAW IN THE OTHER HAND. THE CVHAINSAW WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME.

June 4, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Reliable Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WITNESS WAS SWINGING A CHAINSAW LIKE A WEEDEATERAND STRUCK VICTIM IN LEG.

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