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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 27, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ingram Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJ A MECHANIC WAS GETTING PARTS FROM PARTS TRAILER WHEN TRIPPED OVER DRILL BIT AND FELL SPRAINING RIGHT ANKLE.

October 25, 1983 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ingram Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS DECENDING FRONT END LOADER RAINING AT TIME SLIPPED ON LADDER AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM PULLING MUSCLE IN RIB CAGE THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT DUE TO MINERS EFFICENCY SKILL S AND TRAINING

June 22, 1983 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ingram Coal Company · Fall from machine

GETTING OUT OF ROCK TRUCK; WENT TO STEP DOWN SLIPPED TURNED AND JUMPED THEN TWISTED BACK WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND.

May 11, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ingram Coal Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BULLDOZER, AND HE SLIPPED ON THE BULLDOZER TRACKS AND TWISTED HIS BACK, RECEIVED A PINCHED SYATIC NERVE.

May 4, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ingram Coal Company · Fall from machine

SLIPPED FROM BULLDOZER TRACKS WHILE GETTING OFF AND TWISTED BODY RECEIVING STRAIN OF RIGHT RIB CAGE.

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