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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 22, 1992 OK · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
K & R Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRAG CABLE BROKE AND A PIECE STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.

June 20, 1991 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
K & R Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

BURN ON EYE. EYE LID, USING CUTTING TORCH, SLAG SPLASHED OVER GLASSES ONTO EYE LID.

November 27, 1990 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
K & R Coal Company · Struck by flying object

BLOWING OFF CATWALK AND SOMETHING WENT INTO EYE.

December 18, 1989 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
K & R Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON FRONT TRANSMISSION OF SCRAPER WHEN A LINE BLEW A HOLD IN IT AND SPRAYED METHANOL INTO EYES.

April 13, 1988 OK · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
K & R Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE RAISING MAST ON DRILL, GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN MAST AND FRAME, PINCHED OR SLICED OFF PAD OF FINGER.

September 25, 1987 OK · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
K & R Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE GUARD OVER 7HE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS REMOVED TO ALLOW REPAIR WORK ON THE COMPRESSOR AND AIR CONDITIONER. EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE COMPRESSOR AND SEVERED THE INDEX FINGER ON THE R IGHT HAND. 3

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