ING ACROSS THE 2EAD OF THE MACHINE AND HIS KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH LEVERS PINNING HIM AGINST TOP, RESULTING IN DEATH
No 1 Coal
West Star Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Deel Thomas G & Bill
Big Rock,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406123
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4406123). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- May 1986
Fatalities at this mine
1 recorded
May 10, 1986
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · MACHINERY
West Star Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Reportable incidents
2 on file (excluding fatalities above)1985 · 2 incidents
January 30, 1985
VA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
MACHINERY
West Star Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
CUTTING MACHINE BRUISE RT SHOULDER & BACK
West Star Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED BACK TROUBLE FOR A LONG TIME AND HAD BEEN TAKING KIDNEY PILLS.
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