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Coal Miners Inc operator

Controlled by Gene L McGregor

MSHA operator ID: P21079

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 74
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 2000–2001

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

659

citations

216

significant & substantial

$183,306

proposed penalties

$175,031

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 18 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 16 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 13 non-fatal
MACHINERY 11 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 6 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 4 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2001

17 (1f)

2000

Mines on record

Eagle Valley Mine IL

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

May 22, 2001 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Coal Miners Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE CENTER GEAR CASE OF THE #11 JOY MINER ON #2 UNIT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING INJURED IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS PINNING HIS HEAD ON THE MINER. INJURED RECEIVED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. INJURED WAS LIFE FLIGHTED FROM THE MINE TO ST MARY'S HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE, IND. INJURED DIED ABOUT 6:15 PM ON MAY 23, 2001.