Mining Incidents

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3,112
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1983–2026
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July 20, 2001 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS FATALLY ELECTROCRATED AS HE DISASSEMBLED A CONVEYOR BELT STARTING BOX SOURCE OF POWER CAUSING DEATH IN UNKNOWN AT THAT TIME.

January 21, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BY THE AUGER OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.

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