The employee stepped out of manhole and onto the slope and was struck by a slope tractor traveling down the slope.
Coronado Coal LLCController
- Fatalities
- 4
- Total incidents
- 729
- Mines on record
- 18
- Period
- —
Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE3 fatalities · 41 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 158 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS161 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON83 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)66 non-fatal
- DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS57 non-fatal
Incident timeline
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Buchanan Mine #1VA
- Saunders Preparation PlantWV
- Elk Lick TippleWV
- Midland Trail Mine No 2WV
- Laurel Fork MineWV
- Toney Fork Surface MineWV
- Mountaineer Pocahontas No 1 Prep PlantWV
- Pocahontas MineWV
- MOUNTAINEER POCAHONTAS NO 1 MINEWV
- Mountaineer Pocahontas No 3 MineWV
- Powellton #1 MineWV
- Kuhn RidgeWV
- Lower War EagleWV
- Pollock Knob Surface MineWV
- Muddy BridgeWV
- Eagle No 1 MineWV
- Elklick Surface MineWV
- North Fork Winifrede Deep MineWV
Fatalities under this controller
4 recordedEmployee was struck-by a rock in the 2 Right crosscut of the 16 East Section, while traveling under unsupported roof.
Truck bed turned over while dumping after load failed to clear from bed. This caused the truck to tip up on passenger side tires-truck did not turn over or sustain any damage. Material was wet and damp and temp. was cold. Driver chose not to use bed treatment station provided by company. Trailer appeared to be loaded toward the front. Driver chose to jump from truck.
There were no witnesses to the event. Employee was found with right arm caught by the hold up roller of the remote discharge of the #1 conveyor. When found by crew members, employee was not responsive. Employee was transported to the surface when employee was pronounced deceased.