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3,112
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1983–2026
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June 14, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shell Energy Company Inc · Struck by falling object

4 PEOPLE PLACING BEAMS IN ROOF OF MINE. BEAM STARTED TO FALL. HAND OF 1 MINER CAUGHT BETWEEN BEAM & SIDE.

February 13, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shell Energy Company Inc · Struck by falling object

UNLOADING POSTS FROM INLOADER BUCKET.ONE POST SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT.WAS WEARING BOOTS WITH METATARSAL PROTECTION.

November 13, 1984 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shell Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM STEPPED ACROSS CONVEYOR BELT TO SHUT OFF PUMP WHEN BELT WAS STOPPED FROM INSIDE HIS FOOT BECAME ENTANGLE IN BELT AND BELT WAS ACTIVATED INSIDE MINE, BEFORE HE COULD FREE HIMSELF, RESULT IN HIM BEING PULLED INTO DRIVE UNIT WHERE UPON HE LOST HIS RIGHT FOOT.

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