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COAL DAILY FATALITY REPORT - September 17, 2008
FATALITIES CHARGEABLE TO   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008
THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY   UG S   UG S   UG S   UG S   UG S
ELECTRICAL   1 1   0 0   0 1   0 0   1 1
EXP VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE   0 0   0 0   0 1   0 0   0 0
EXP & BREAKING AGENTS   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 1   0 0
FALL/SLIDE MATERIAL   0 1   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
FALL OF FACE/RIB/HIGHWALL   1 0   0 0   2 1   9 2   0 1
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK   3 0   7 0   4 0   3 0   4 0
FIRE   0 0   0 0   2 1   0 0   0 0
HANDLING MATERIAL   0 0   0 0   0 0   1 0   0 0
HAND TOOLS   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
NONPOWERED HAULAGE   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
POWERED HAULAGE   3 3   4 3   4 2   0 1   5 2
HOISTING   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
IGNITION/EXPLOSION OF GAS/DUST   0 0   0 0   17 0   0 0   0 0
INUNDATION   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
MACHINERY   3 2   0 1   1 2   1 1   2 3
SLIP/FALL OF PERSON   0 0   0 1   0 0   0 6   0 0
STEP/KNEEL ON OBJECT   0 0   0 0   0 0   1 0   0 0
STRIKING OR BUMPING   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
OTHER   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0
YEAR TO DATE TOTALS   11 7   11 5   30 8   15 11   12 7
COMBINED YEAR TO DATE TOTALS   18   16   38   26   19
END OF YEAR TOTAL   28   23   47   34    



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