August 29, 1984
IL · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF FALL FELL ON MAN FATALITY INJURING HIM
Sahara Coal Company Inc operator
Controlled by
Charles Wheatley
MSHA operator ID: P01521
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
3
inspections on record
24
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 24 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 99 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 194 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 94 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 76 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 51 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 48 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2001
1
1999
1
1998
6
1997
5
1996
3
1995
2
1994
3
1993
15
1992
52
1991
66
1990
60
1989
56
1988
52
1987
47
1986
46
1985
69
1984
88 (1f)
1983
61
Mines on record
- Mine No 6 IL
- Mine No 21 IL
- Plant IL
- Shop IL
- Mine No 7 IL
- Mine No 22 IL
- Mine No 20 IL
Fatalities under this operator
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