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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 17, 1988 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fort Union Mine Partnership · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CLEARING COAL FROM CONVEYOR BELT ON RETAIL CRUSHER, HE FELL AGAINST CRUSHER. WE SUSPECT PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK AND GROIN.

August 3, 1988 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fort Union Mine Partnership · Fall from machine

JUMPED DOWN FROM WATER TRUCK TO GROUND EXPERIENDCED SOME PAIN BUT DIDN'T THINK INJURY WAS BAD IN BACK

November 27, 1985 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fort Union Mine Partnership · Fall from machine

THIS MAN WAS CL3MBING DOWN LOADER ACCESS LADDER AFTER DELIVERING A RADIO TO THE LOADER OPERATOR HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE LADDER THUS INFLICTING AN INJU RY TO HIS RIB 3

August 5, 1985 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fort Union Mine Partnership · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS CLOSING THE TRAP DOOR OF PORTABLE BIN THE BIN WAS CHAINED INTO THE BUCKET OF A CAT 992C LOADER WHEN THE OPERATOR GOT ON TOP OF THE BIN THE CHAIN HOLDING IT IN THE BUCKET BROKE AL ALLOWING BIN TO TIP FORWARD THE OPERATOR LOST HSIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND JAMBING HIS FINGER INTO THE GROUND

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