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Of which fatal: 3,111
Years on record: 1983–2026
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March 8, 1994 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY

High Ridge Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON BOLTING MACHINE & STARTED IT UP & IT TOOK OFF & THE ATRS CAUGHT HIS LEG AGAINST THE RIB & BRUISED HIS RIGHT ARM.

March 5, 1994 KY · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

High Ridge Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS ON LOADING SCOOP CHARGER & DROPPED IT ON HISFINGER & CUT IT.

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