Mining Incidents

Koch Carbon Inc operator

Controlled by Koch Industries Inc
MSHA operator ID: P09444
Fatalities
2
Total incidents
172
Mines on record
7
Years on record
1985–1994

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Incident timeline

1994
14
1993
15
1992
32 (1f)
1991
35
1990
20
1989
25 (1f)
1988
22
1987
4
1986
4
1985
1

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded
September 9, 1992 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Koch Carbon Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN THE SHUTTLE CAR IN THE COAL RIB CAUSING HIM TO BE PINNED BETWEEN THE COAL RIB AND SHUTTLE CAR THIS ACCIDENT WAS FATAL TO HIM RESULTING IN DEATH.

December 19, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Koch Carbon Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ON 12/19/89 AT APPROX 4:30 PM A FATAL HAULAGE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON ACCESS ROAD TO KOCH CARBON INC HALL BRANCH 1 MINE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS SUPPLY TRUCK DRIVER FOR UNITED SUPPLY CO WAS TRANSPOR TING SUPPLIES TO MINE ON ICE & SNOW COVERED ACCESS ROAD. TRUCK STALLED &/OR LOST TRACTION WHICH RESULTED IN TRUCK SKIDDING APPROX 90' BACKWARD. EMPL EXITED TRUCK & WAS STRUCK & TRAPPED BY LEF

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