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Lost Mountain Mining Company operator

Controlled by Cyprus Amax Minerals Company

MSHA operator ID: P09755

Fatalities: 3
Total incidents: 160
Mines on record: 5
Years on record: 1983–1996

Top causes

SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 36 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 27 non-fatal
ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 39 non-fatal
MACHINERY 16 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 14 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1996

1995

13 (1f)

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

8 (1f)

1987

1986

1985

1984

15 (1f)

1983

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

3 recorded

April 15, 1995 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Lost Mountain Mining Company · Fall from machine

FATAL ACCIDENT - VICTIM APPARENTLY FELL 31 FEET FROM AN ELEVATED CATWALK [UN-WITNESSED], STRIKING A STINGER BAR CAUSING MASSIVE DAMAGE TO HIS BODY RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.

June 15, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Lost Mountain Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 061588 WHEN AN EMPLOYEE CLIMBED INTO A MAN HOLE UNDER A 2300 P&H SHOVEL & CAME IN CONTACT WITH CONNECTORS RING WHICH CONTAINED HIGH VOLTAGE POWER WHICH RESULTED IN A FA TAL ACCIDENT

April 4, 1984 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Lost Mountain Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

COAL TRUCK IMPACTED EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYEE WAS RUN OVER BY THE WHEELS. FATAL INVOLVED TRUCK OWNED BY J & K TRUCKING (CONTRACTOR #E7L)

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