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Beatrice Pocahontas Company operator

Controlled by Island Creek Coal Co & Ltv Steel Company Inc

MSHA operator ID: P02130

Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 47
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1983–1987

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 13 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality
POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 7 non-fatal
MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 5 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1987

1986

1985

13 (1f)

1984

14 (1f)

1983

Mines on record

Beatrice VA

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

April 2, 1985 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Beatrice Pocahontas Company · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS IN PROCESS OF EXTENDING LINE CURTAIN INBY PERMANENT SUPPORTS WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 7FT X 7 FT X 0 TO 8 IN FELL ON HIM

June 4, 1984 VA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Beatrice Pocahontas Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS EITHER STANDING AT OR SITTING ON LONGWALL DISTRIBUTION BOX WHEN HE FELL ONTO THE RUNNING LONGWALL CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS THROWN OFF BELT AGAINST A ROOF JACK AND THE TAILPIECE DRILL JACK.

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