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Of which fatal: 3,112
Years on record: 1983–2026
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July 26, 1993 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Jericol Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

INJURED WAS USING A JACK AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH TROLLEY WIRE.

September 23, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Jericol Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS SCO2PING A INTERSECTION WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK DISLODGED FROM R.B. ROCK WAS 3-9-8 INCH THICK 14 INCHES WIDE AND 8 FT LONG AND STRUCK HIM CAUSING COMPOUND FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST AND P OSSIBLE HEAD IN4URY.

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