Mining Incidents

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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 8, 1993 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP WAS TRAMMING IN REVERSE AND RAN OVER A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE, THE PIECE OF STRUCTURE FLIPPED UP AND HIT THE SCOOP OPERATOR.

March 20, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ruby Helen Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING RAM CAR-HIT A BUMP INSIDE MINE AND CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD.

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