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Minutemen Coal Company Inc operator

Controlled by Amvest Corporation

MSHA operator ID: P11314

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 113
Mines on record: 3
Years on record: 1984–1997

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 30 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 24 non-fatal
MACHINERY 21 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 14 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 8 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 5 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1997

5 (1f)

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1984

Mines on record

Mine #1 VA
No 1 VA
No 3 VA

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

July 15, 1997 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Minutemen Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A 20' CUT WAS TAKEN IN THE 7 ENTRY. THE 14-10 MINER WAS BACK OUT TO SUPPORTED TOP. THE MINE OWNER, MINE FOREMAN, ELECTRICIAN AND MINER OPERATOR WERE INSPECTING THE PAN ON THE 14-10 MINER. A HO RSEBACK 40'X20'XTO 10' WIDE AND 4' TO 5 1/2' THICK FELL ON EE.

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