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Kara Coal Corp operator

Controlled by Carey Cline et al

MSHA operator ID: P11701

Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 4
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1983–1988

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 fatalities
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 non-fatal
MACHINERY 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1988

1984

1983

2 (2f)

Mines on record

No 1 WV

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

May 10, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Kara Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

HELPING ON C.M. IN #2 ENTRY WHEN ROOF FALL FELL.,UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF -BOLTS 36\\LONG WITH STRAPS.FALL WAS 32\LONG X 8\WIDE X 7.5\THICK.CANOPY ON C.M. BADLY DAMAGED. BODIES WERE LOCATED RIGHT SIDE OF ENTRY 15\ FROM DECK OF CM AND 3\ IN BY EDGE OF FALL.

May 10, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Kara Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS OPERATING #2 ENTRY WHEN ROOF FELL ON MINER.SEE 231330013 FOR MORE.

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