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Sharples Coal Corp operator

Controlled by Everett E Ballard Jr

MSHA operator ID: P17937

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 169
Mines on record: 5
Years on record: 1986–1992

Top causes

SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 1 fatality · 28 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 63 non-fatal
MACHINERY 27 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 16 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 13 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 6 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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1986

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

July 27, 1988 WV · Coal Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Sharples Coal Corp · Fall from ladders

VICTIM WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN LADDER CREELED. VICTIM FELL APPROX. 35' TO GROUND. VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE TOP OF THE LADDER TO THE STEEL BEAM. APPARENTLY, HE LEANED TOO FAR TO T HE LEFT WHILE PERFORMING THIS ACT, CAUSING THE LADDER TO SWAY TO THE LEFT SO FAR THAT THE EMPLOYEE SECURING IT AT THE BOTTOM WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL IT.

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