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Solus Coal Inc: 1 recorded fatality operator

Controlled by Jack L Simmons et al

MSHA operator ID: P23315

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 36
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1994–1998

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 9 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 9 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 8 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 3 non-fatal
MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
ENTRAPMENT 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1998

1997

10 (1f)

1996

1995

1994

Mines on record

Solus #1 VA

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

May 15, 1997 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Solus Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

AT THE TIME WE WERE ON PILLAR RECOVERY. EMPLOYEE TOOK MINER UP INTO PLACE, STARTED LOADING COAL, MASSIVE FALL OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING, TRAPPING TWO EMPLOYEES UNDER FALL. HE WAS KILLED DUE TO THIS FALL.

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Where Solus Coal Inc stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate

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