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3,112
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1983–2026
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November 30, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T J & M Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SCOOP AND SLIPPED AND FRACTURE HIS ELBOW.

November 21, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
T J & M Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL IN THE #3 HEADING ABOUT 20\ WIDE AND 20\ LONG AND 10\ HIGH. THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOUT 250\ OUTBY FACE AREA.

May 20, 1983 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
T J & M Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

LARRY HALE ELECTRICIAN WAS CHANGING A BATTERY RECEPTICAL & GOT ENERGIZED LEADS TOGETHER, & BURNED RIGHT HAND & WRIST.

January 18, 1983 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
T J & M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GOING UNDER CABLE AND KNOCKED CAP OFF AND BUGGY RAN UPON LOOSE MATERIAL AND HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP AND BUGGY HE WAS RIDING.

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