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Every injury and fatality MSHA has on file. Filter by state, year, sector, classification, experience, or any keyword from the investigator's narrative.

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Years on record
1983–2026
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February 4, 1994 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
River Ridge Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ROCK TRUCK AS IT ENTERED THE VALLEY FILL AREA AND JUMPED OFF MACHINE. MACHINE BROKE THROUGH BACK UP BLOCK BARRIER AND IS PRESENTLY AT BOTTOM OF VALLEY FILL. INVESTIGATION WITH MSHA, DEP, AND COMPANYIS CONTINUING TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED TO CAUSE TEREX TRUCK TO BE ABANDONED AND ALLOWED TO RUN OFF.

February 21, 1991 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
River Ridge Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

CLEAN PIT OFF PIT AREAS OFF CEDAR GROVES SO DRILL MAN GOOD. DRILL DOWN TO UPPER ALMA. WAS AT THE EDGE. CHANGE FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE.

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