29 de enero de 1997
KY · Carbón
Obrero, Herrero, Cuadrilla, Mensajero de repuestos, Peón, Recolector, Operario de mina
Muerte · EXPLOSIVOS Y AGENTES DE FRACTURA
Ash Trucking Company Inc · Sin clasificar, datos insuficientes
THE VICTIM HAD DRIVEN A 1991 TOYOTA PICK-UP TRUCK FROM THE COAL STORAGE AREA TO THE MINE SHOP LOCATED ON THE SURFACE AREA OF THIS MINE. THE VICTIM PARKED THE TRUCK AND HAD GOTTEN OUT AND WAS S TANDING BESIDE OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED ACCORDING TO WITNESSES. THE CAUSE OF THEEXPLOSION IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME, MSHA'S INVESTIGATION IS ON-GOING.