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No 2 Coal

Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Underground

Controlled by James H Booth

Pilgrim, Martin County, KY · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 1515398

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 1985
Latest incident: Dec 1985

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded

December 3, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INVESTIGATI2N DETERMED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD INSTALLED THE LAST ROOF BOLT IN PROPER SEQUENCE AND WHILE WAITING FOR OTHER OPERATOR TO FINISH HIS CYCLE, HE STEPPED BEYOND PERMENT ROOF SUPPOR T AND WAS STRUC5 BY A ROCK APPROXIMATELY 8X10X10 THICK AND WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1985 · 1 incident

December 3, 1985 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Capricorn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

FOR UNKNOWN REA8ONS EMPL NOT COMPLETELY UNDER ATRS SYSTEM OF MACHINE.A ROCK 8' X 10' X 10'' THICK STRUCK HIM AND KNOCKED HIM UNDER HEAD OF MACHINE INJURING HIS BACK AND LEFT HAND.