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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 2, 1993 KY · Coal coal dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAKING BELT MOVE CLEANING UP AROUND FEEDER SCOOP PUSHED FEEDER OVER HITING INJURED IN LEFT SIDE. INJURED WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD THAT HE BRUISED LEFT HIP.

July 5, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE BELT IN FRONT OF THE TAILPIECE AND THE SHOVEL CAUGHT A METAL SPLICE AND SHOVED THE SHOVEL INTO HIS RIBS.

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