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Daily Fatality Count


This page is a listing of both Metal and Nonmetal and Coal Mining fatalities. It is updated as fatalities occur.

This page was last updated 12/23/2008.

Daily Fatality Count
  12/23/2008 12/23/2007 Year-End 2007
Coal 29 34 34
Metal 22 33 34
Totals 51 67 67


Fatality Summary for the Last 30 Days (Last Updated 12/23/2008)

Date of Fatal Fatalgram Brief Summary
12/07/2008 Coal #29 Other - Surface - Coal
12/11/2008 Not Available Yet Machinery - Facility - Coal
03/09/2008 Coal #27 Slip/Fall of Person - Facility - Coal
Chargeability Determined 11/24/2008
11/17/2008 Metal #22 Powered Haulage - Underground - Limestone (C&B)



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