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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 8, 1998 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

RIDING MANTRIP TO WORKING SECTION. EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN NECK, DESCRIBING THE INJURY LIKE A CRICK IN THE NECK.

March 15, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 3-WHEEL SCOOTER. HIS COAT CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT JERKING HIM UP INTO THE MINE TOP. HE USED HIS LEFT ARM TO TRY TO SHIELD HIS FACE AND TWISTED HIS ARM AND WRIST.

September 22, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Grove Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MEN WERE INSTALLING SOME BELT STRUCTURE WHEN THE LEG ON THE BELT STRUCTURE KRILLED CATCHING THE END OF HIS EE FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT STRUCTURE WERE THAT HOLDS BELT ON.

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