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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 5, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Terry Eagle Coal Company-Limited Partnership · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN UT-40 AND POWER CENTER. HE WAS OPERATING THE UT-40 IN A POSITION THAT HE COULDNT GET HIS OTHER FOOT ON THE BRAKE.

June 28, 1984 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Terry Eagle Coal Company-Limited Partnership · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING FROM ONE SIDE OF STOCKPILE TO THE OTHER HE WAS CROSSING WHERE THE TUNNEL COMES OUT WHEN HE GOT ACROSS THE TUNNEL THE RIGHT SIDE GAVE WAY TURNING THE LOADER OVER

August 1, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Terry Eagle Coal Company-Limited Partnership · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, GOT HIS HEAD UP TOO HIGH AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A HEADER BOARD-STOVING HIS NECK.

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