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Of which fatal: 3,112
Years on record: 1983–2026
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September 5, 1987 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Racoon Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING POWER AND HAVING 4160 CABLE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

May 4, 1987 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

Racoon Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ACCIDENT OCCURE8 IN LOW AREA OF MINE,OPER.HAD DECK BLOCKED UP WITH BLOCKS RESULTING IN PINNING HIMSELF BETWEEN ROOF AND SCOOP.OPER.SUSTAINED DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND 2 CRACKED RIBS.

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