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South Fork Coal Company, LLCMining Incidents in 2020

All MSHA-reportable accidents at South Fork Coal Company, LLC operations in 2020. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2020
0
Total incidents
2
Year
2020

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident

All incidents in 2020

South Fork Coal Co., LLC
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Slipped on ice.

South Fork Coal Co., LLC
Struck against stationary object

Employee was prepping dozer for the upcoming shift. EE moved it to the fuel tank to fill the tank. The fuel tank is powered by a gasoline engine that is started with a rope pull. When EE yanked the cord to start the engine they struck a hand on the tracks because the dozer was parked so close. EE incurred a fractured 5th metacarpal on left hand.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to South Fork Coal Company, LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.