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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 21, 1990 VA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ATTEMPTING TO LINE DRILL STEEL WITH BIT BREAKER STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

April 28, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REMOVING BOTTOM ROLLER FROM D-9 DOZER AIR IMPACT WRENCH JAMMED LT HAND AGAINST TRACK RAIL

September 14, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR STEELE WAS WELDING A PIECE OF METAL ON THE TIPPLE WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

January 10, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

MR. STEELE WAS BOOSTING OFF WELDER WITH BOOSTING CABLES AND WHEN HE HOOKED THE CABLES UP HE RAISED HIS HEAD AND HIT IT ON THE CRANE.

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