The victim received fatal injuries and was found in the #4 belt head chute. There were no eyewitnesses. The circumstances surrounding and the cause of the accident are under investigation.
Robert L Worley controller
MSHA controller ID: C14826
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- Fatalities
- 3
- Total incidents
- 346
- Mines on record
- 7
- Years on record
- 2000–2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
2,582
citations
944
significant & substantial
$1,195,505
proposed penalties
$912,463
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 2 fatalities · 80 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 49 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 79 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 49 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 24 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 24 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2014
9
2013
8
2012
11
2011
17 (1f)
2010
16
2009
19
2008
16
2007
18
2006
38
2005
45
2004
32
2003
28
2002
26
2001
27 (2f)
2000
36
Operators under this controller
Mines on record
- Beckley Mine WV
- Kepler Sewell Mine WV
- No. 3 WV
- Jims Branch No 3B WV
- Jims Branch No 3a WV
- Jims Branch No 1 WV
- Baylor Mine WV
Fatalities under this controller
3 recorded
January 27, 2011
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Baylor Mining Inc
· Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
July 23, 2001
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Baylor Mining Inc
· Struck by falling object
PILLAR WORK IN THE NO.2 ENTRY THE LAST LIFT IN THE RIGHT BLOCK WAS FINISHED AND THE MINER OPR. AND HELPER WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT. A PILLAR FALL OCCURED AND FELL BEYOND THE MINER WHITCH CAUG HT THE HELPER INBY THE CORNER OF THE SOLID PILLAR BEHIND THE MINER.
May 29, 2001
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Baylor Mining Inc
· Struck by falling object
CONTINUOUS MINER EXTRACTED ONE LIFT OUT OF PILLAR, BLOCK #12. AS EE AND C0-WORKER ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE FIRST POST, THE ROOF FELL, RODE OVER THE BREAKER POST STRIKING HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJ URIES.