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Reading & Bates Corp controller

MSHA controller ID: C05134

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 488
Mines on record: 20
Years on record: 1983–1989

Top causes

ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 120 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 115 non-fatal
MACHINERY 71 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 54 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 39 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1989

54 (1f)

1988

147

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

Operators under this controller

Golden Oak Mining Company Inc 401
South-East Coal Company Inc 39
Kodak Mining Company Inc 17
Appalachian Permit Company 16
Belva Coal Company Inc 15

Mines on record

Black Oak #7 KY
Clay Hollow Deep Mine KY
Sapphire Prep Plant KY
Golden Oak #4 KY
Black Oak #6 KY
Black Oak #8 KY
Black Oak 5 KY
Cheyenne Loadout KY
Black Oak #2 Deep Mine KY
Hollybush No 8 KY
No 4 Surface KY
Black Oak #4 KY
Black Oak #1 Deep Mine KY
Advantage #1 KY
No 5 Surface Mine KY
No 1 Prep Plant WV
No 1 Surface KY
10 A Surface WV
No 6 Surface KY
5-F WV

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

March 9, 1989 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Golden Oak Mining Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPL WAS IN PROCESS OF PLUGGING 4160 CAT HEAD INTO BACK OF SECTION POWER CENTER. HE WAS WIPING LUGS OFF WITH HAND TO REMOVE MUD. EMPL WAS NOT AWARE THAT CABLE WAS ENERGIZED THEREFORE HE INSTAN TLY BECAME ELECTROCUTED.