Fall from machine
Employee was shoveling coal off a conveyor belt, belt moved forward causing miner to fall down transfer chute onto belt conveyor that transferred EE to stacker tube where EE fell onto coal pile.
Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C.Operator
Controlled by Core Natural Resources Inc
MSHA Operator ID: P24204
- Fatalities
- 2
- Total incidents
- 410
- Mines on record
- 1
- Period
- —
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Top causes
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 fatality · 39 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 29 non-fatal
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK108 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS87 non-fatal
- MACHINERY36 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)25 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
2
2025
14
2024
13 (1f)
2023
12
2022
5
2021
6
2020
7
2019
6
2018
2
2017
7
2016
7
2015
10
2014
9
2013
8
2012
14
2011
18 (1f)
2010
15
2009
21
2008
35
2007
22
2006
29
2005
21
2004
22
2003
29
2002
27
2001
17
2000
32
Mines on record
Fatalities under this operator
2 recordedFall onto or against objects
Working on a structure 15' high & was safely tied off to structure, when he completed his work, instead of stepping onto platform from beam he was standing on while tied off - he untied and then stepped and fell 8' onto another 5 1/4"" beam with his chest. He walked to the company truck and sat down ambulance arrived, got in and died in route to the hospital.