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Amax Coal West Inc: 2 recorded fatalities operator

Controlled by Cyprus Amax Minerals Company

MSHA operator ID: P22206

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 306
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 1983–1999

Top causes

SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 70 non-fatal
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS 1 fatality
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 84 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 47 non-fatal
MACHINERY 45 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 20 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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23 (1f)

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Mines on record

Belle Ayr Mine WY
Eagle Butte Mine WY

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

July 27, 1995 WY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS

Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by falling object

CONTRACTOR TRUCK DRIVER DELIVERED A LOAD OF BLACK "POLY" PIPE TO THE MINE SITE. UPON ARRIVING AT THE UNLOADING YARD HE DISCUSSED THE UNLOADING PROCEDURE WITH THE CONTRACTOR FORKLIFT OPERATOR. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR STARTED POSITIONING THE FORKLIFT TO UNLOAD AND THE TRUCK DRIVER WALKED AROUND TO THE BACKSIDE OF THE TRUCK. AS THE FORKLIFT STARTED IN, 2 BUNDLES FELL, 1 ON TRUCK DRIVER.

June 3, 1988 WY · Coal Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Amax Coal West Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF DRYER BIN WAS WALKING A BEAM & FELL INTO THE BIN (FALL WAS 43FT.81/4IN.)

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