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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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April 29, 2026 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Extra Energy, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee bent forward and subsequently experienced pain and numbness in the lower back and legs.

October 16, 2017 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Extra Energy, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on an enclosed generator engine replacing fuel injectors and turbocharger. Work area was confined inside generator enclosure and was in awkward position to perform task.

June 22, 2013 WV · Coal security guard, watchman OTHER
Extra Energy, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was logging traffic in & out of property. A vehicle stopped at bldg. a dog jumped out of car's window and attacked the employee.

November 27, 2009 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Extra Energy, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was operating a front-end loader on mine property at the coal stock pile area, when he went into cardiac arrest. EE was taken to Welch Emergency Hospital where he was pronounced dead from an apparent heart attack.

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