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739,207
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Years on record
1983–2026
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March 16, 1989 VA · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper POWERED HAULAGE
Millers Cove Energy Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

CAUGHT MINING LIGHT CABLE ON J-HOOK NEAR BELT DRIVE CAUSING SHOULDER TO BE JERKED-HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON LEFT ARM.

July 4, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Maggard Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJ WAS OPERATING MINE TRACTOR ON MAIN HAULWAY WHEN ONE OF THE SHEELS HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY THIS CAUSED A JERKING AND TWISTING OF HIS UPPER LEFT SIDE

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