Williamson Coal Company · Drowning
STARTING UP THE 6\\ PUMP,PLASTIC HOSE BLEW INTO //// OUT.THE PRESSURE FROM THE PUMP PUSHED EMPL INTO THE WATER.EMPL WAS IN 10-12\ WATER AND COULD NOT SWIM.WENT DOWN AND DROWNED.
Kirchoff Virgil & J Gordon Forsyth: 1 recorded fatality controller
MSHA controller ID: C05413
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Top causes
- EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE 1 fatality
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 5 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1986
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1985
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1984
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1983
5 (1f)
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Fatalities under this controller
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