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273,095
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Years on record
2000–2026
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November 20, 2002 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HELPING MOVE, EE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS KNEE. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM, WHICH STRAINED HIS KNEE.

May 10, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wayco Limited Partnership No 1 · Fall from machine

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF THE GRADER. HE REACHED FOR HIS DINNER BUCKET. WHILE REACHING, HIS REFLECTOR VEST GOT CAUGHT ON THE BLADE LEVERS. AS HE GOT HIS VEST LOOSE FROM THE LEVERS, HE THOUGH T HE WAS ON THE LAST STEP. AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN, WATCHING TO MAKE SURE HIS REFLECTOR VEST WASN'T CAUGHT AGAINS, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND, FALLING ON HIS TAIL.

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