Mining Incidents

South Fork Coal Co., LLCOperator

Controlled by White Forest Resources, Inc
MSHA Operator ID: 0120035
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
20
Mines on record
6
Period
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Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON6 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE3 non-fatal
  • EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE1 non-fatal
  • DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2023
3
2021
2
2020
2
2019
4 (1f)
2018
2
2017
1
2016
3
2014
1
2013
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Victim was assisting with extracting the highwall miner cars. EE had been shoveling dirt/mud off the deck of the miner. EE was standing at the rear of the deck while a car was being extracted and for unknown reason head came forward and was caught between the car and a support post. Suffered crushing injuries to the head.