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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 20, 1988 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Genwal Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT RAIL SIDING WHILE A WELDER WAS DOING SOME METAL WORK DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES

May 10, 1988 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Genwal Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

HE WAS WELDING ON SHUTTLE CAR AND RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES

May 22, 1986 UT · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Genwal Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RE5CHING FOR BRATTICE, WHILE MINER WAS CLEANING ROADWAY. THE MINER CAUGHT THE BRATTICE AND WOUND IT UP SNAGGING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG AND TWISTING IT UP INT HE BRATTICE.

July 28, 1985 UT · Coal superintendent MACHINERY
Genwal Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS & DRILL HEAD FELL ON TOP OF HIS FOOT

July 26, 1984 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Genwal Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS BOLTING LOOSE BROW AFTER IT HAD BEEN SHOT, AND A ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

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