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W-P Coal Company operator

Controlled by Ashland Inc et al

MSHA operator ID: P00037

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 124
Mines on record: 4
Years on record: 1983–1993

Top causes

FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL 1 fatality · 4 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 46 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 20 non-fatal
MACHINERY 18 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 15 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 12 non-fatal

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Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

November 29, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL

W-P Coal Company · Struck by concussion

MOUNTAIN BUMP CREATING AN OUTBURST OF COAL & THE IMPACT THREW THE INJURED PERSON & HIS HEAD STRUCK THE CONTROL OF THE MACHINE & CAUSED HEAD INJURIES.

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