Pen Holdings IncController

MSHA Controller ID: C10596

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 169
Mines on record: 14
Period: —

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK1 fatality · 41 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS48 non-fatal
MACHINERY23 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON20 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE19 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)9 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2002

2001

69 (1f)

2000

Operators under this controller

Pen Coal Corp81
Fork Creek Mining Company61
Levisa Fork Mining Company27

Mines on record

No. 4KY
Prep Plant #2KY
Kiah Creek Surface MineWV
Wayne County River TerminalWV
KIAH CREEK PREPARATION PLANTWV
Deep Mine No 3WV
Deep Mine #4WV
Deep Mine No 5WV
Copley Trace Surface MineWV
Fork Creek Prep PlantWV
Fork Creek No 1WV
Deep Mine No 7WV
Deep Mine No 6WV
Tiny Creek No 2 MineWV

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

Fork Creek Mining Company

Struck by falling object

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE SIC RIGHT XCUT ON THE NO 2 SECTION RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF EMPLOYEE. THE FALL MEASURE 18' LONG, 15' WIDE AND 12"" THICK.