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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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January 28, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Tim Rex Mining · Struck against stationary object

CLEANING OPEN B9EAK THROUGH WITH SCOOP OPERATOR RAN OVER ROCK STRIKING HEAD AGAINST TOP.

June 11, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tim Rex Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP OPERATOR TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE IN DECK OF SCOOP.

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