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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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September 17, 2007 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
C W Augering Inc · Struck by flying object

EE was grinding on a beam when a sliver of metal flew into his eye. He had safety glasses on but the sliver got into his eye anyway.

June 13, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
C W Augering Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE HAD HIS ARM BETWEEN PTM AND BEAM WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM CUTTING HIS ARM

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