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James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc operator

Controlled by Cowfer James I Sr

MSHA operator ID: P03508

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 55
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 1983–1996

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 4 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 24 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 12 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 7 non-fatal
MACHINERY 6 non-fatal
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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Mines on record

725 Page Strip PA
992 Strip PA

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

June 5, 1987 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

James I Cowfer Contracting Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS TROU6LE SHOOTING. HE WAS UNDER THE ROCK TRUCK BED SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION BY HAND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING & HE WAS ROCKING THE TRUCK BED BACK & FORTH-THE TRUCK WAS SAFETY PINNEDON THE LEFT SIDE &3THE SAFETY PIN BRACKET BROKE & THE TRUCK BED FELL DOWN ON TOP OF HIM.

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