Mining Incidents

Colony Bay Coal Company LLCOperator

Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
MSHA Operator ID: P24385
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
29
Mines on record
1
Period
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Top causes

  • POWERED HAULAGE1 fatality · 5 non-fatal
  • DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)7 non-fatal
  • MACHINERY5 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 non-fatal
  • OTHER1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2010
1
2004
4 (1f)
2003
4
2002
14
2001
4
2000
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
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.