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Vantage Mining Company operator

Controlled by Pittston Company

MSHA operator ID: P16041

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 17
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 1983–1988

Top causes

ELECTRICAL 1 fatality
DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 8 non-fatal
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS 6 non-fatal
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1988

1987

1986

1985

1 (1f)

1983

Mines on record

STONECOAL WV

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

March 18, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler Fatality · ELECTRICAL

Vantage Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

INDIVIDUAL CONTACTED ELECTRICAL CURRENT WHEN HE REMOVED A COVER FROM A LINE SPLITTER SPREADER HE WAS FOUND WITH HIS HANDS INSIDE THE BOX APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO TURN A FUSE

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