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Elkay Mining Company operator

Controlled by Pittston Company

MSHA operator ID: P01700

Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 559
Mines on record: 18
Years on record: 1983–1998

Top causes

MACHINERY 2 fatalities · 45 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 141 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 76 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 70 non-fatal
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 55 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 47 non-fatal

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Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

September 25, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY

Elkay Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 12-CM11 JOY MINER IN THE REMOTE MODE AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINER BOOM AND A COAL RIB.THE EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF WITH HIS BACK TOWARD THE MINER WALKIN G AWAY FROM THE MACHINE.

August 8, 1991 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · MACHINERY

Elkay Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D7G BULLDOZER ON AN EMBANKMENT AND WAS FOUND NEAR THE DOZER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT WITH FATAL INJURIES SUSTAINED.

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