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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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May 7, 2007 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
North Star Mining, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Turning into #3 entry from #2 cut too close, caught arm between rib & buggie.

April 22, 2005 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
North Star Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING THE ANCHOR WHEN THE WHEEL TOOK IT UP AND HIT EE IN THE ARM. EE DID NOT TURN SHUTTLE CAR OFF. EE DID NOT THINK WAS HURT THAT BAD. CAME TO WORK ON MONDAY, ARM STARTED SWELLING

April 7, 2003 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
North Star Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS RE-ENTERING MINE ON MANTRIP, DUCKED TO GO UNDER OVERCAST, DID NOT GO LOW ENOUGH. BEAM CAUGHT SHOULDER & PULLED HIM FROM MANTRIP. RECEIVED BRUISES & SCRAPES TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE, EAR & RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WENT HOME FIRST THEN WENT TO CLINIC.

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