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739,488
Of which fatal
3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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September 27, 1991 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Contracting Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THEY HAD JUST GOTTEN THE SCALES OUT OF THE GRFOUND & THEY WERE LOADING THEM ONTO THE TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS & STEPPED INTO THE HOLE WHERE THE SCALES USED TO BE

July 15, 1991 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Contracting Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

USING PRY BARS TO ROLL IRON OFF TRAILER LOST BALANCE AND FELL LANDED ON LEFT HAND AND BROKE HIS WRIST.

September 1, 1989 OK · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Contracting Inc · Struck against stationary object

TRIPPED GETTING OFF DOZER AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH OUTSTRETCHED HAND.

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