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273,193
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1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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June 19, 2003 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
K B Coal Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO SHUTTLE CARS COLLIDED IN AN INTERSECTION DUE TO A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE BETWEEN OPERATORS AND THE PRESENCE OF A LINE CURTAIN WHICH HINDERED VISIBILITY. THE BUMPER OF ONE CAR ENTERED THE O PERATORS COMPARTMENT OF THE INJURED MANS CAR, SQUEEZING HIM AND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS PELVIS.

March 13, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
K B Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP WHEN HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. HE SUFFERED ONLY A MINOR ABRASION BUT SEVERE SWELLING RESULTED. HE HAD SURGERY ON THIS KNEE IN SEPT. 1988 AND HA S HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE.

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