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COAL DAILY FATALITY REPORT - Year End 2008
FATALITIES CHARGEABLE TO   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008
THE COAL MINING INDUSTRY   UG S   UG S   UG S   UG S   UG S
ELECTRICAL   2 2   0 1   0 2   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   1 0   0 1   0 0
FALL/SLIDE MATERIAL   0 1   0 0   0 0   1 0   0 0
FALL OF FACE/RIB/HIGHWALL   1 1   0 0   3 1   9 2   0 1
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK   3 0   9 0   7 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   4 5   5 5   6 3   1 3   7 3
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   4 5   0 1   1 2   2 2   3 7
SLIP/FALL OF PERSON   0 0   0 2   0 0   0 8   0 1
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 2
YEAR TO DATE TOTALS   14 14   14 9   37 10   18 16   15 15
COMBINED YEAR TO DATE TOTALS   28   23   47   34   30
END OF YEAR TOTAL   28   23   47   34   30



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