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B W McDonald controller

MSHA controller ID: C12030

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Fatalities: 4
Total incidents: 296
Mines on record: 26
Years on record: 1985–1996

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 50 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 25 non-fatal
ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 4 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 69 non-fatal
MACHINERY 57 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 46 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1996

1995

14 (1f)

1994

1993

1992

50 (1f)

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

29 (1f)

1986

17 (1f)

1985

Operators under this controller

Blazing Saddles Coal Corp 81
Mountaintop Restoration Inc 63
Fast Track Production Inc 29
Colonial Coal Company Inc 27
Opportunity Coal Company Inc 21
Marine Coal Corp 20
South Fork Energies Inc 16
Minquest Inc 13
Big South Mining & Construction Company Inc 10
Laurel Creek Coal Company Inc 7
Highwire Inc 3
Cheyenne Mining Corp 2
Highlands Coal Sales Inc 2
Tau Coal Company Inc 2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

4 recorded

September 12, 1995 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Struck against a moving object

COLLISION BETWEEN MACK TRUCK AND TOYOTA PICKUP RESULTING IN FATAL INJURY.

February 12, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Fast Track Production Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AWAY FROM BOLTS & LANDED ON END AWAY FROM EMPLOYEE THEN FALLING UNDERNEATH CANOPY ONTO EMPLOYEE & AGAINST THE BOLTER ITSELF-FATAL

February 20, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Fast Track Production Inc · Contact with electrical current

ATTEMPTING TO 2ANG LIGHTS ON POLE POWER WAS STILL ON MADE CONTACT WITH POWER LINE.

August 9, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Mountaintop Restoration Inc · Fall from machine

MOVING FUEL TRU7K FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER AT AUGER MINE SITE.FOR UNKNOWN REASON HE MADE WRONG TURN AND TRUCK ROLLED OVER STEEP EMBANKMENT APPARENTLY THROWING HIM OUT OF TRUCK RESULTING IN HIS DEATH. 3