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Wolf Creek Collieries Company operator

Controlled by Shell Oil Company

MSHA operator ID: P19263

Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 358
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 1987–1992

Top causes

MACHINERY 2 fatalities · 42 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 133 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 44 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 40 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 39 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 30 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1992

1991

1990

50 (1f)

1989

52 (1f)

1988

1987

Mines on record

Mine #1 KY
#1 Surface Mine KY

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

July 20, 1990 KY · Coal drill operator Fatality · MACHINERY

Wolf Creek Collieries Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATIEN WINCH, LOWERING 15' LONG, 54" DIA. PIPE IN EXCAVATED SURFACE HOLE WHEN CASING JERKED, CAUSING WELD HOLDING CHAIN ONTO PIPE TO FAIL. PIPE FELL AND CRUSHED I.NAME.

May 25, 1989 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper Fatality · MACHINERY

Wolf Creek Collieries Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS CHECKING ON A SHIELD THAT WAS HUNG WHILE AT THE SHIELD THE EMPL FOR UNKNOWN REASON PLACED HE HEAD APPROX 6" UNDER THE SHIELD THE SHIELD FELL RESULTING IN A HEAD INJURY

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