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Of which fatal: 3,112
Years on record: 1983–2026
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January 21, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

Sturgon Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUSHING SCOOP WITH ANOTHER AND FIRST SCOOP GOT STUCK AND JACKNIFED AND EMPL WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE 2 SCOOPS.

November 1, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

Sturgon Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS OPERATING A SCOOPT AND HIT A BUMP AND IT THREW HIM AGAINST THE ROOF

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