EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING LEAD MOTOR WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A WAGON AND TAIL MOTOR IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE WAGON WENT OFF TRACK AND IN TURN CAUSED THE LEAD MOTOR TO DERAIL THE LEAD MOTOR IMPACTED WITH A CONCRET9 BLOCK WALL WHICH FELL DOWN AND CRUSHED THE EMPLOYEE
Wheeling Gateway Coal Co & Diamond Gateway Coal Co controller
MSHA controller ID: C08398
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Top causes
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 24 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 119 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 69 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 56 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 31 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 30 non-fatal
Incident timeline
1990
22
1989
73
1988
97
1987
55 (1f)
1986
30
1985
24
1984
44
1983
45
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Gateway Mine PA
Fatalities under this controller
1 recorded
Gateway Coal Company · Struck by falling object
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