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Birchfield Mining Inc operator

Controlled by Henry Paul Kizer et al

MSHA operator ID: P18517

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 46
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1987–1989

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 17 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 15 non-fatal
MACHINERY 4 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 4 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1989

1988

5 (1f)

1987

Mines on record

Justice #1 WV

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

October 25, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Birchfield Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS FOUND UNDER A SECTION OF FALLEN DRAW ROCK IN THE NO. 6 ENTRY ON THE OFF-SIDE OF THE CONTIONUS MINER ABOUT 2 FEET OUT FROM UNER SUPORRTED TOP. INTERVEIWS WERE HELD WITH PERSONS WHO FOUND AND RECOVERED THE VICTIM, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED THE REASON FOR TRAVELING BEYOND THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS.

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