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Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc operator

Controlled by Amvest Corporation

MSHA operator ID: P11636

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 323
Mines on record: 7
Years on record: 1983–1997

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 43 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 84 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 83 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 32 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 30 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 29 non-fatal

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Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

September 2, 1992 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · MACHINERY

Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS TRAMMING THE CONTINUOUS MINER INTO A WORKING PLACE WHILE HE WAS POSITIONED IN THE DECK OF THE MACHINE. AS HE TRAMMED INTO THE PLACE, ANOTHER EE INFORMED HIM THAT THE MACHINE WAS CON TACTNG THE LINE CURTAIN INSTALLED IN THE PLACE. THE VICTIM APPARENTLY MOVED THE MACHINE IN REVERSE AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE COAL RIB AND MACHINES CANOPY.

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