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Of which fatal: 1,202
Years on record: 2000–2026
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Scoped to Dennis G Cook

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March 24, 2001 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

P I T A Mining Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRAWLING ON KNEES MADE A TURN HURT LEFT KNEE.

August 14, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

P I T A Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON THE BELT MOVE. HE KNELT DOWN TO PUT A BELT PIN IN A SPLICE. WHEN HE DID HE FELT HIS LEFT KNEE POP OUT.

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