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Laswell Coal Company Inc operator

Controlled by Ronald E Laswell et al

MSHA operator ID: P17290

Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 102
Mines on record: 3
Years on record: 1986–1991

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 42 non-fatal
ELECTRICAL 1 fatality · 2 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 16 non-fatal
MACHINERY 12 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 11 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 6 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1991

1990

45 (1f)

1989

1988

1987

10 (1f)

1986

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

April 16, 1990 IN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Laswell Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING PIECE OF COAL,PREPARING TO MOVE MINER TO NEXT CUT.HE AND OTHER HANGING UP MINER CABLE WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS STRIKING EMPL.ROCK WAS 2 1 /2"THICK X 3'WIDE X 6'LONG.WAS UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF,FALL MEASURED44'LONG X 3-12'WIDE X 3-14"THICK.

July 3, 1987 IN · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Laswell Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

THE MAN WAS PUT7ING BELT ON THE OVERLAND CONVEYOR HE WALK UP THE CONVEYOR PULLING A 3/8INCH STEEL CABLE TO HOOK ON TO THE BELT TO PULL THE TWO ENDS TOGETHER HE MADE CONTACT WITH 12470 VOLTS WI TH STEEL CABLE 2E WAS PULLING.

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