Mining Incidents

South-East Coal Company Inc: 6 recorded fatalities operator

Controlled by Harry LaViers Jr
MSHA operator ID: P01718

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Fatalities
6
Total incidents
1,013
Mines on record
13
Years on record
1983–1993
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Respirable coal dust
Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.

Last sampled: 2000-07-19, 26 years ago
100%
within 1.5 mg/m3
1
samples
1.16
dust max (mg/m3)
1 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 0 by the operator.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

1993
11 (2f)
1992
74
1991
68
1990
173 (1f)
1989
171
1988
145 (1f)
1987
147
1986
106
1985
86
1984
27 (2f)
1983
5

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

6 recorded
January 4, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South-East Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FALL 2-4'THICK,25'WIDE AND LENGTH UNKNOWN OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION OF #4 ENTRY,1 BRK OUTBY PILLAR LINE OCCURRED CAUSING THE DEATH OF INAME AND OTHER EMPL ON THE MMU-003-0 (405 C-SECTION)

January 4, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South-East Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FALL 2-4'THICK,25'WIDE AND LENGTH UNKNOWN OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION OF #4 ENTRY,1 BRK OUTBY PILLAR LINE OCCURRED CAUSING THE DEATH OF INAME AND OTHER EMPL ON THE MMU-003-0 (405 C-SECTION)

February 11, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
South-East Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE MAINTRIP CAR THAT HE WAS RIDING GOT LOSOE FROM THE MOTOR; IT TRAVELLED THRU A SWAG ON THE TRACK PART WAY UP THE OTHER SIDE; THEN IT REUTNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRETION, COLLIDING WITHT HE MOT OR. (WAS WORKING OVERTIME ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDNET). HAPPENED IN C-SECTION ON MAIN LINE.

February 4, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
South-East Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE HA8 JUST CLOSED THE LAST DOOR ON THE EMPTY R.R. CAR AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING TO THE NEXT LOADED CAR TO OPEN DOORS WHEN (NAME)SHOUTED FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO LOOK OUT.THEN THE LOADED CAR,WITH3DOOR OPEN ONLY ON ONE SIDE,BECAME OFF BALANCE AND FLIPPED OVER CAUSING THE EMPTY CAR THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS BESIDE TO FLIP OVER ALSO TRAPPING THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE EMPTY CAR

August 24, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South-East Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HAD BEEN TESTING TOP AND PULLING DOWN LOOSE ROCK PRIOR TO STARTING THE BOLTING CYCLE AND ROCK EITHER FELL ON HIM OR HE PULLED IT DOWN ON HIMSELF

January 12, 1984 KY · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
South-East Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS MARKING TOP FOR LOCATION OF ROOF BOLTS TO BE INSTALLED & A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, APPROX 3" THICK X 10\ WIDE X 8\ LONG FELL, CATCHING ERNEST UNDERNEATH THE ROCK

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Where South-East Coal Company Inc stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate

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