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Scotts Branch Mine operator

Controlled by Crawford Coal Company et al

MSHA operator ID: P03035

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 224
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1983–1989

Top causes

HOISTING 1 fatality
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 85 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 32 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 29 non-fatal
MACHINERY 26 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 22 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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Mines on record

Mine No 3 KY

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

April 14, 1983 KY · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner Fatality · HOISTING

Scotts Branch Mine · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL PUSHED EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON AS CAGE WAS ASCENDING ON INSPECTION SPEED.HE OPENED CAGE DOOR MANUALLY, GOT OUT OF CAGE AND DROPPED DOWN TO TOP FRAME OF BOTTOM LANDING DOORS.WHEN CAGE DOORS WERE SHUT THE CAGE CAME DOWN ON VICTIM WHO APPARENTLY WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST BOTTOM LANDING DOOR SAFETY INTERLOCK SWITCH.KILLED INSTANTLY.

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