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273,095
Of which fatal
1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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December 21, 2023 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Washington County Land Resources, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was vulcanizing a belt splice when several high tension restraints failed causing several UBRx beams to be displaced. Employee received lacerations on the head.

April 5, 2023 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Washington County Land Resources, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a piece of conveyor belting with a knife when EE cut EE's left small finger resulting in a laceration that required three sutures.

December 14, 2022 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Washington County Land Resources, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a grinder to buff a piece of conveyor belt when EE's left hand slipped and contacted the grinder wheel resulting in a laceration to EE's left hand.

November 2, 2021 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Washington County Land Resources, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was helping another employee make a repair to a dozer with a pry bar. The bar slipped out of the other employees hand and struck the injured employee in the mouth resulting in a broken tooth.

February 26, 2021 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Contract employee was pulling material out of the bed of a pickup, while up on the bed EE stepped on a piece of teflon material losing footing and fell off the edge of the tailgate landing on the cement floor. Cause of this injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equipment was not a factor, miner proficiency may have been a factor.

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