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Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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April 30, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
East Gulf Fuel Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON PULL9Y ON ROCK DUSTER & CAUGHT FINGER WITH PULLEY BELTS CUT END OF LITTLE FINGER OFF

April 17, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
East Gulf Fuel Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GOT LEFT HAND C5UGHT BETGWEEN DRILL STEEL & ATRS OF ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT INJURING 2 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND (INDEX & ADJACENT FINGER)

May 9, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
East Gulf Fuel Corp · Struck by falling object

PINNING TOP LOOSE ROCK FELL.

September 6, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
East Gulf Fuel Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BACKING CUTTING MACHINE OUT OF THE FACE FOR REPAIRS WHEN LEFT FOOT BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE OPERATORS DECK & A ROCK. RESULTING IN 2 BROKEN TOES.

September 6, 1984 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
East Gulf Fuel Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BACKING CUTTER UP AND CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN CUTTER FRAME AND TIMBER.

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