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Motivation Coal Company operator

Controlled by Pittston Company

MSHA operator ID: P17471

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 12
Mines on record: 4
Years on record: 2000–2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$2,511

proposed penalties

$2,456

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 3 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
MACHINERY 3 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 2 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2002

2001

2000

6 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

June 2, 2000 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Motivation Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

FOREMAN WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED WITH THE REAR WHEELS OF A LOADED FORD 9000 COAL TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VICTIM BENT OVER TO MOVE A WATER HOSE AND WAS CRUSHED BY T HE REAR WHEELS OF THE COAL TRUCK MOVING IN REVERSE TOWARD THE RAW COAL BINS.