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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 17, 1983 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shady Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MIKE WAS RUNNING A S & H SCOOP MOVING COAL WHEN HIS HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF WHILE REACHING TO GET HAT CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE TOP

May 19, 1983 KY · Coal coal strip operator POWERED HAULAGE
J & N Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME TRAMMING SCOOP ON SURFACE TO LET ANOTHER SCOOP GET AROUND THE OTHER.SCOOP HIT PICKUP TRUCK AND I.NAME RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF SCOOP AND TRUCK.HAND WAS CUT AND MAYBE BR OKEN ABOVE THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.

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