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New River Fuel Inc operator

Controlled by Younce Leonard

MSHA operator ID: P04447

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 7
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 1983–1986

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 3 non-fatal
MACHINERY 3 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1986

1 (1f)

1984

1983

Mines on record

Hampton No 6 WV
Mine No 26 - Kelly Hatfield WV

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

May 20, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

New River Fuel Inc · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM ADVA3CED APPROXIMATELY 6'8" BEYOND PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT AND A SLICKEN SIDED SLIP FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING & CRUSHING VICTIM, NO DETERMINATION MADE AS TO WHY VICTIM ADVANCED BEYOND PERMANENT ROOF 8UPPORT

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