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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 6, 1999 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Matt Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN OFF DOZER, STEPPED ON PUSH BEAM, FOOT SLIPPED LEFT LEG FELL BETWEEN PUSH BEAM AND ROLLER FRAME FOOT LODGED RIGHT LEG WENT TO OUTSIDE OF PUSH BEAM, FALLING TO GROUND. HITTING ON LEFT SHOULDER, WEATHER COND, RAINING.

July 27, 1998 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Matt Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE FELL INTO THE OPEN DOOR LATCHES GETTING OUT OF DOZER

August 21, 1997 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Matt Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND MACHINE AND TURNED ANKLE IN DIP IN GROUND.

May 16, 1995 VA · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Matt Mining Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PURCHASING AGENT WAS CHECKING FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON R-100 HAULER AFTER CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OFF OR HAULER HE STEPPED IN AN OLD HOLE LEFT BEHIND AFTER DRILL WAS BEING WORK ON RESULTING IN A INJU RY TO THE LOWER LEFT LEG AFTER A DR EXAMINATION FOUND THE LEG SLIGHTLY BRUISED.

September 14, 1993 VA · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Matt Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON DRILL BENCH VICTIM FELL THROUGH CRACK IN DRILL BENCH & BECAME STUCK BRUSING CHEST & RIGHT LEG.

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