Carbon River CoalOperator

Controlled by Ricky D Kirk; Jerry Wells Jr

MSHA Operator ID: P21938

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 8
Mines on record: 5
Period: —

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Top causes

MACHINERY1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE2 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2025

2024

2006

2003

2001

3 (1f)

2000

Mines on record

Buck Creek No. 1KY
Mine #8KY
Sands Hill StripOH
Sands Hill Strip #2OH
DM 24 - BenchVA

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

Carbon River Coal Corp

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WAS OPERATING A CAT D60 DOZER AND WAS MAKING A PAD TO PLACE A 6"" GORMAN-RUPP WATER PUMP ON. DOZER TILTED OVER, WORKER WAS PINNED UNDER DOZER. HE RECEIVED MASSIVE INJURIES FROM WEIGHT OF DOZER.