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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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September 23, 1992 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS OPERATING SAMPLER AT SCALE HOUSE AND WHEN I TURNED I FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK AND NECK.

September 13, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Enterprise Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING SPARKS FLEW IN L EAR

March 25, 1991 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Enterprise Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FUSING PIPE AND IT RAN OUT LINE, TRYING MOVE MAHCIN

April 25, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Enterprise Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BLADE OF UNOCCUPIED DOZER AND A TRUCK BUMPER DOZER OPERATOR KNOCKED HYDRO-STATIC LEVER INTO FORWARD WHEN HE LEFT OPERATORS SEAT.

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