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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 7, 1985 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Split Vein Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING BELT DROSSING TO CONVEYOR. THE BELT DRESSING CAUGHT FAST AND PULLED HAND AND A RM INTO CONVEROR.

December 21, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Cannel Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR WAS HOOKING MINE TRACTOR TO MINE CAR. THE OPERATING CONTROLS WERE FROZEN WITH MUD AND GRIME. OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE CONTROLS WITH POWER ON. TRACTOR MOVED IN REVER , CRUSHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN MINE CAR AND TRACTOR ASSUMPTION.

November 7, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
R & N Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A RAILROAD CAR. HE WAS STRUCK BY THE BUCKET OF A PAYLOADER AND FORCED AGAINST THE BRAKE WHEEL OF THE RAILROAD CAR, CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE HIP, A CRACKED PELVIS AND INTERANL BLEEDING.

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