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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 17, 1988 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Amie Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING COAL DRILL WHILE MOVING COAL DRILL HE GOT HIS FOOT UNDER DRILL TIRE & RAN OVER IT.

November 28, 1987 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Amie Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPL TESTING VO5TAGE ON 22 SA 480V BREAKER WITH VOM.METER LEADS MUST HAVE CARBON TRACKED-EMPL RECD 2ND AND 3RD DEG BURNS BOTH HANDS.

November 25, 1987 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Amie Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING CUTTING MACHINE INTO NEW PLACE WHEN CANOPY ON MACHINE STRUCK TOP., THE CANOPY KNOCKED A PIECE FO ROOF MATERIAL DOWN WHICH STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LT. ARM.

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