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Unicorn Mining Inc operator

Controlled by Carl Kirk et al

MSHA operator ID: P18825

Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 259
Mines on record: 4
Years on record: 1987–1999

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 47 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 32 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 73 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 46 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 24 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 19 non-fatal

Incident timeline

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Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

December 17, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Unicorn Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT OF THE RAILRUNNER AND WAS SETTING ON HIS LEG. THE EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND ON THE BUMPER AND RAISED HIMSELF UP TO MOVE HIS LEG FROM UNDER HIM WHEN THE RAIL RU NNER HIT A BENT PLACE IN THE TRACK CAUSING THE RAIL RUNNER TO SHIFT TO ONE SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED OFF THE BUMPER & HE FELL OVER INTO THE FRONT OF THE RAIL RUNNER & IT RAN OVER HIM.

June 22, 1988 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator Fatality · MACHINERY

Unicorn Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CONTINUOUS MINER WAS TRAMMING OUT OF THE LEFT CROSSCUT OF THE #4 ENTRY MINER HELPER POSITIONED HIMSELF IN A DANGEROUS POSITION BETWEEN MINING MACHINE & RIG RIB & WAS CRUSHED BY TAIL OF THE C ONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE

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