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739,207
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Years on record
1983–2026
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December 14, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Gordie Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LEFT HAND COMPOUND FX 4TH FINGER.LACERATION 3RD & 4TH FINGER.MASHED HAND BETWEEN CANOPY AND MINE ROOF.

March 24, 1986 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Gordie Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS CU7TING COAL IN A ENTRY WHERE A PUMP CABLE CAME ACROSS TO A PUMP WHILE LOOKING BACK AT THE SHUTTLECAR THE RIPPER CAUGHT THE CABLE ROLLING THE CABLE AROUND THE RIPPER DRUM PULLING DOWN THE CIRCU3T BREAKER BOX FROM THE HANGER INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF OPERATORS HEAD

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