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Colony Bay Coal Company LLC operator

Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation

MSHA operator ID: P24385

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 29
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 2000–2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$40,604

proposed penalties

$21,475

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 5 non-fatal
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 7 non-fatal
MACHINERY 5 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2010

2004

4 (1f)

2003

2002

2001

2000

Mines on record

No 1A Surface Mine WV

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

February 10, 2004 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Colony Bay Coal Company · Drowning

Employee was driving a service truck down the Colony Bay access road. Just past CP-4, employee stated he lost his brakes and was the road clear. The truck apparently hit the bank at the padded pond and went along the pond road. The truck slid into the pond. Employee was under water about 2-3 minutes. He died 2/26/04.