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Canon Coal Company operator

Controlled by Canon Coal Corp & Crescent Hills Coal Co Inc

MSHA operator ID: P06737

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 20
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1984–1986

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 5 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 4 non-fatal
MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1986

1985

1984

9 (1f)

Mines on record

Pitt Gas Mine PA

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

October 9, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Canon Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A LARGE ROOF FALL APPROX 6FT THICK 12FT WIDE & 20FT LONG FELL CAUSING DEATH TO A MINER WHO WAS IN AREA TO FREE A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE TRAILING CABLE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED BUT THE BOLTS FA ILED

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