Mining Incidents

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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 5, 1987 CO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Walden Coal Company · Fall from machine

HE WAS STEAM CL9ANING A SCRAPER SOME WATER SPLASHED IN H IS FACE & HE STEPPED BACKWARD FALLING TO GROUND AT THE TIME HE WAS STANDING ON THE SCRAPER FENDER STEAM CLEANING THE GOOSE-NECK HE BROK E HIS LEFT WRIS7 & BRUISED H IS LEFT HIP & LEG

August 26, 1985 CO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Walden Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

TRAVELING TO FAST FOR CONDITIONS OF WATERED HAUL ROAD. LOST CONTROL AND HIT DIRT BERM CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD

December 5, 1983 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Walden Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AIR BRAKES BLED OFF RELEASING MAXIE-BRAKES ON HAND.

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