2004
Fatality Alerts and Fatal Investigation Reports
Coal Mines
Fatality Alerts and Fatal Investigation Reports
Coal Mines
| Fatalities to Date for 2004: 28 | Last Updated: 01/04/2005 |
Please Note: Fatality #22 - Accident has been delisted as a chargeable fatality and is not included in MSHA's 2004 count. The delisting is based on medical evidence that the death resulted from natural causes. | |
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| Fatality #1 - January 3, 2004 | ||
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Machinery - Underground - UT Canyon Fuel, LLC - Sufco Mine |
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| Fatality #2 - January 22, 2004 | ||
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Powered Haulage - Surface at Underground - UT Andalex Resources, Inc. - Pinnacle |
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| Fatality #3 - February 03, 2004 | ||
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Machinery - Surface - KY
Calvary Coal Co. - No. 4 Mine |
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| Fatality #4 - February 05, 2004 | ||
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Electrical - Underground - WV
Spartan Mining Co. - Ruby Energy Mine |
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| Fatality #5 - February 10, 2004 | ||
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Powered Haulage - Underground - WV
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. - Cucumber Mine |
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Fatality #10 - February 10, 2004 (Determined Chargeable 05/20/2004) | ||
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Powered Haulage - Surface - WV
Colony Bay Coal Company - Colony Bay Surface Mine |
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| Fatality #6 - March 2, 2004 | ||
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Falling/Sliding/Rolling Material - Surface - WV
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC - Brooks Run Processing Plant No. 1 |
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Fatality #26 - March 12, 2004 (Determined to be Chargeable 12/30/2004) | ||
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Machinery - Surface - WV
Simmons Fork Mining, Inc. - Paynter Branch Surface Mine |
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| Fatality #7 - April 3, 2004 | ||
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Machinery - Underground - WV
Brooks Run Mining Company LLC - Mercer Deep Mine |
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| Fatality #8 - April 22, 2004 | ||
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Powered Haulage - Underground - AL
Jim Walter Resources, Inc. - No. 7 Mine |
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| Fatality #9 - May 18, 2004 | ||
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Machinery - Underground - IN
Black Beauty Coal Company - Air Quality #1 Mine |
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| Fatality #11 - June 10, 2004 | ||
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Powered Haulage - Office - WV
Tug Valley Coal Processing Company - Tug Valley Coal Processing Company |
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| Fatality #12 - June 16, 2004 | ||
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Powered Haulage - Underground - AL
Jim Walter Resources, Inc. - No. 7 Mine |
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| Fatality #13 - June 16, 2004 | ||
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Fall of Roof or Back - Underground - KY
Bell County Coal Corporation - Coal Creek |
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| Fatality #14 - June 17, 2004 | ||
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Fall of Roof or Back - Underground - KY
Dags Branch Coal Company, Inc. - No. 6 |
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| Fatality #15 - August 2, 2004 | ||
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Fall of Roof or Back - Underground - KY
Reedy Coal Co. Inc. - Mine No. 25 |
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| Fatality #16 - August 17, 2004 | ||
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Fall of Face, Rib, Pillar or Highwall - Underground - WV
McElroy Coal Company - McElroy Mine |
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| Fatality #17 - August 29, 2004 | ||
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Electrical - Open Pit - WV
Hobet Mining Inc. - Hobet 21 Surface Mine |
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| Fatality #18 - September 24, 2004 | ||
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Electrical - Underground - VA
Cumberland River Coal Co. - Fork Ridge Mine |
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| Fatality #20 - September 24, 2004 | ||
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Machinery - Other - WV
Wilson & Wilson - Barrackville Refuse Pile |
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| Fatality #19 - September 26, 2004 | ||
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Powered Haulage - Underground - VA
Consolidation Coal Co. - Buchanan #1 Mine |
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| Fatality #21 - October 1, 2004 | ||
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Powered Haulage - Anthracite - PA
Jeddo Coal Company - Jeddo No 8 Preparation Plant |
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| Fatality #22 - October 9, 2004 | ||
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| Accident has been delisted as a chargeable fatality and is not included in MSHA's 2004 count. The delisting is based on medical evidence that the death resulted from natural causes. (12/30/2004) | ||
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Fatality #23 - October 23, 2004 (Victim Died October 29, 2004) | ||
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Electrical - Bituminous - VA
Omega Mining, Inc. - Southern Crescent Mine |
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| Fatality #24 - November 9, 2004 | ||
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Powered Haulage - Bituminous - KY
J R Mining - Grays Fork |
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| Fatality #25 - November 20, 2004 | ||
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Fall of Face/Rib/Highwall - Bituminous - WV
Endurance Mining Co. - Red Cedar Surface Mine |
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Fatality #27 - December 2, 2004 (Determined Chargeable 12/30/2004) | ||
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Machinery - Surface - WV
Catenary Coal Company - Samples Mine |
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Fatality #29 - December 21, 2004 (Victim Died 01/04/2005) | ||
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Machinery - Underground - TN
Tennco Inc - Valley Creek Mine No. 2 |
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Fatality #28 - December 28, 2004 (Victim Died 12/30/2004) | ||
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Machinery - Surface - KY
ICG Knott County LLC - Supreme Energy Prep Plant |
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