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Appalachian Fuels LLC operator

Controlled by Energy Coal Resources Inc

MSHA operator ID: P24602

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Fatalities: 2
Total incidents: 168
Mines on record: 22
Years on record: 2001–2009

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

1,170

citations

595

significant & substantial

$521,583

proposed penalties

$437,031

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 2 fatalities · 29 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 37 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 35 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 24 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 15 non-fatal
NO VALUE FOUND 8 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2009

2008

15 (1f)

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

12 (1f)

2001

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

2 recorded

March 12, 2008 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY

Appalachian Fuels, LLC · Struck by falling object

Victim was removing a machine bottom guard (belly pan) on a Caterpillar D-10 N dozer. Apparently the chain he was using to hold the belly pan while he was removing the bolts that held it in place slipped when the bolts were removed. The belly pan swung down and struck the victim inflicting fatal injuries

December 28, 2002 KY · Coal welder (shop) Fatality · MACHINERY

Appalachian Fuels, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY EXCAVATOR BUCKET WHILE WORKING INSIDE A ROCK TRUCK BED. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR AND THE INTERIOROF THE TRUCKBED. RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES.