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Kirchoff Virgil & J Gordon Forsyth controller

MSHA controller ID: C05413

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 12
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 1983–1986

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

1985

1984

1983

5 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Williamson Coal Company 12

Mines on record

Williamson Coal Company Mine #2 IL
Mine #1 IL

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

February 9, 1983 IL · Coal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE

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.

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