Mining Incidents

Tug Valley Coal Processing CompanyMining Incidents in 2004

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Tug Valley Coal Processing Company operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2004
1
Total incidents
2
Year
2004

Top incident classifications

  1. 01POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident

All incidents in 2004

Struck by powered moving object

WHILE HAULING DIRT DOWN THE IMPOUNDMENT HAUL ROAD, IT APPEARS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE 10 WHEELER TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING. HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK AND IT STRUCK HIM CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While dismounting dozer, he slipped on bottom step and twisted his back. He hurt his back at home and missed several months of work and this is a recurrence of his accident at home.

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 Tug Valley Coal Processing Company's numeric MSHA operator ID.