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Eastern Associated Coal Corp: 4 recorded fatalities operator

Controlled by Eastern Gas & Fuel Association

MSHA operator ID: P01037

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Fatalities: 4
Total incidents: 1,537
Mines on record: 24
Years on record: 1983–1987

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 2 fatalities · 89 non-fatal
MACHINERY 1 fatality · 101 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 18 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 379 non-fatal
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 309 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 232 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1987

406

1986

328

1985

228 (2f)

1984

263 (2f)

1983

312

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

4 recorded

October 10, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

A TRIP OF 18 EMPTY MINE CARS WAS BEING PULLED BY A 27-TON LOCOMOTIVE DOWN A 3 PERCENT GRADE IN THE MINE WHEN THE LOCOMOTIVE DERAILED NEAR THE NORTH MAIN SIDETRACK. DURING THE DERAILMENT, THE L OCOMOTIVE OPERATOR IN ADDITION, THE BREAKMAN WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.

February 13, 1985 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Fall from machine

WHILE ASCENDING THE 4 NORTH GRADE WITH A TRIP OF LOADS THE OVERCURRENT DEVICES DEENERGIZED ON THE REAR LOCOMOTIVE CAUSING THE TRIP TO STOP ON THE GRADE AND CHANGE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE FRON T MOTORMAN APPARENTLY JUMPED OR FELL FROM THE DECK OF THE LOCOMOTIVE AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT

September 14, 1984 WV · Coal longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator Fatality · MACHINERY

Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE MISTAKENLY REMOVED A HYDRAULIC HOSE WITHOUT FIRST RELIEVING PRESSURE FROM HOSE AS INSTRUCTED CRITICAL INJURY RESULTED WHEN HOSE STRUCK VICTIMS FOREHEAD

February 6, 1984 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

VICTIM RECEIVED CRUSHING INJURIES TO HEAD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE OLD PREVIOUSLY DISCARDED ROOF BOLTS FROM NEAR BASE OF COAL RIB. PORTION OF RIB AND OVERLAYING DRAW SLATE FELL STRIKING VICT IM

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Where Eastern Associated Coal Corp stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate

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