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739,207
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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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September 20, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
S & M Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS HAULING COAL ON SHUTTLE CAR TO DUMP; BOUNCED AND HIT ELBOW ON SIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR. WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9-27-88.

July 29, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
S & M Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WAS RUNNING 215C SHUTTLE CAR TAKING COAL TO DUMP ON TAILPIECE AND CAUGHT HIS HELMET ON A ROOF BOLT.

September 18, 1986 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
S & M Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS GOING IN ON3THE M ANTRIP & IT JOLTED HIT KNEE AGAINST THE SIDE OF CAR. THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF OLD INJURY.

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