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Of which fatal: 3,112
Years on record: 1983–2026
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September 2, 1988 WV · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Use Coal Inc · Fall from ladders

MISPLACEMENT OF LADDER.

July 23, 1985 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Ynr Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

AN END LOADER WAS BEING USED TO TOW A ROCK TRUCK DOWNGRADE THE TRUCK JACK KNIFED CAUSING THE LOADER TO OVERTURN

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