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Cyprus Empire Corp operator

Controlled by Cyprus Amax Minerals Company

MSHA operator ID: P18943

Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 283
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1983–1997

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 fatalities · 12 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 94 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 62 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 34 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 21 non-fatal
MACHINERY 19 non-fatal

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Mines on record

Eagle #5 CO

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

December 21, 1984 CO · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Cyprus Empire Corp · Struck by falling object

VICTIM HAD COMPLETED BOX CUT WHICH HOLED THROUGH HE WALKED INTO BOX CUT TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH TOP COAL NEED TO BE TRIMMED DOWN A PIECE OF COAL BROW BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON VICTIM

January 24, 1983 CO · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Cyprus Empire Corp · Struck by falling object

C.M. HAD COMPLETED THE ENTRY CUT AND TURNED THE ENTRANCE TO ADJACENT X-CUT TO RIGHT,UNKNOWINGLY MINING UNDER GEOLIGIC ABNORMALITY IN THICKNESS OF COAL SEAM WHICH PINCHED DOWN FROM 20\\ OF TOP COAL TO 8\\ OVER DISTANCE OF 30\ CAUSING COLLAPSE OF STRATA WHEN IT SEPARATED WITHOUT APPARENT WARNING.

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